relancer

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ lancer (“throw”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.lɑ̃.se/
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Verb

relancer

  1. to throw back
  2. to relaunch
  3. to boost, to revive (economically)
  4. to reboot (a computer)
  5. to restart (an initiative, project, or engine)
  6. to follow up, to recontact someone about a message previously sent (e.g. if there was no reply)
    Relancer un client.
    To follow up with a customer.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of relancer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple relancer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple relançant
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle relancé
/ʁə.lɑ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present relance
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/ 		relances
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/ 		relance
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/ 		relançons
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɔ̃/ 		relancez
/ʁə.lɑ̃.se/ 		relancent
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/
imperfect relançais
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɛ/ 		relançais
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɛ/ 		relançait
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɛ/ 		relancions
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		relanciez
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sje/ 		relançaient
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 relançai
/ʁə.lɑ̃.se/ 		relanças
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sa/ 		relança
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sa/ 		relançâmes
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sam/ 		relançâtes
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sat/ 		relancèrent
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɛʁ/
future relancerai
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁe/ 		relanceras
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁa/ 		relancera
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁa/ 		relancerons
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		relancerez
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁe/ 		relanceront
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional relancerais
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		relancerais
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		relancerait
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		relancerions
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		relanceriez
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		relanceraient
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sʁɛ/
(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 relance
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/ 		relances
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/ 		relance
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/ 		relancions
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		relanciez
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sje/ 		relancent
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/
imperfect2 relançasse
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sas/ 		relançasses
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sas/ 		relançât
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sa/ 		relançassions
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		relançassiez
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sa.sje/ 		relançassent
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — relance
/ʁə.lɑ̃s/ 		— relançons
/ʁə.lɑ̃.sɔ̃/ 		relancez
/ʁə.lɑ̃.se/ 		—
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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