rapprocher

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ approcher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe/
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Verb

rapprocher

  1. (transitive) to reapproach, to approach again
  2. (transitive) to come closer to (physically, as in distance)
  3. (transitive) to bring (something or someone) closer to (physically, as in distance)
  4. (transitive) to bring closer (to unite)
  5. (reflexive, + de) to get closer (to)
    Je ne veux pas me rapprocher pour mieux entendre battre ton cœur

Conjugation

Conjugation of rapprocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple rapprocher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rapprochant
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle rapproché
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present rapproche
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/ 		rapproches
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/ 		rapproche
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/ 		rapprochons
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		rapprochez
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe/ 		rapprochent
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/
imperfect rapprochais
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɛ/ 		rapprochais
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɛ/ 		rapprochait
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɛ/ 		rapprochions
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		rapprochiez
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃje/ 		rapprochaient
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 rapprochai
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe/ 		rapprochas
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃa/ 		rapprocha
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃa/ 		rapprochâmes
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃam/ 		rapprochâtes
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃat/ 		rapprochèrent
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɛʁ/
future rapprocherai
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁe/ 		rapprocheras
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁa/ 		rapprochera
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁa/ 		rapprocherons
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		rapprocherez
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁe/ 		rapprocheront
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional rapprocherais
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		rapprocherais
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		rapprocherait
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/ 		rapprocherions
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		rapprocheriez
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃə.ʁje/ 		rapprocheraient
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ.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 rapproche
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/ 		rapproches
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/ 		rapproche
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/ 		rapprochions
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		rapprochiez
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃje/ 		rapprochent
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/
imperfect2 rapprochasse
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃas/ 		rapprochasses
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃas/ 		rapprochât
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃa/ 		rapprochassions
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		rapprochassiez
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃa.sje/ 		rapprochassent
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — rapproche
/ʁa.pʁɔʃ/ 		— rapprochons
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃɔ̃/ 		rapprochez
/ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃe/ 		—
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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