préciser

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See also: preciser

French

Etymology

From précis +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.si.ze/
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Verb

préciser

  1. (transitive) to specify
    Synonym: spécifier
  2. (transitive) to clarify
    Synonyms: clarifier, éclaircir, éclairer
  3. (transitive) to point out
    Synonyms: indiquer, souligner
  4. (reflexive) to take shape, become clear

Conjugation

Conjugation of préciser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple préciser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple précisant
/pʁe.si.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle précisé
/pʁe.si.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present précise
/pʁe.siz/ 		précises
/pʁe.siz/ 		précise
/pʁe.siz/ 		précisons
/pʁe.si.zɔ̃/ 		précisez
/pʁe.si.ze/ 		précisent
/pʁe.siz/
imperfect précisais
/pʁe.si.zɛ/ 		précisais
/pʁe.si.zɛ/ 		précisait
/pʁe.si.zɛ/ 		précisions
/pʁe.si.zjɔ̃/ 		précisiez
/pʁe.si.zje/ 		précisaient
/pʁe.si.zɛ/
past historic2 précisai
/pʁe.si.ze/ 		précisas
/pʁe.si.za/ 		précisa
/pʁe.si.za/ 		précisâmes
/pʁe.si.zam/ 		précisâtes
/pʁe.si.zat/ 		précisèrent
/pʁe.si.zɛʁ/
future préciserai
/pʁe.siz.ʁe/ 		préciseras
/pʁe.siz.ʁa/ 		précisera
/pʁe.siz.ʁa/ 		préciserons
/pʁe.siz.ʁɔ̃/ 		préciserez
/pʁe.siz.ʁe/ 		préciseront
/pʁe.siz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional préciserais
/pʁe.siz.ʁɛ/ 		préciserais
/pʁe.siz.ʁɛ/ 		préciserait
/pʁe.siz.ʁɛ/ 		préciserions
/pʁe.si.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		préciseriez
/pʁe.si.zə.ʁje/ 		préciseraient
/pʁe.siz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present précise
/pʁe.siz/ 		précises
/pʁe.siz/ 		précise
/pʁe.siz/ 		précisions
/pʁe.si.zjɔ̃/ 		précisiez
/pʁe.si.zje/ 		précisent
/pʁe.siz/
imperfect2 précisasse
/pʁe.si.zas/ 		précisasses
/pʁe.si.zas/ 		précisât
/pʁe.si.za/ 		précisassions
/pʁe.si.za.sjɔ̃/ 		précisassiez
/pʁe.si.za.sje/ 		précisassent
/pʁe.si.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — précise
/pʁe.siz/ 		— précisons
/pʁe.si.zɔ̃/ 		précisez
/pʁe.si.ze/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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