relire

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French relire, from Old French relire. Equivalent to re- +‎ lire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.liʁ/
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Verb

relire

  1. (transitive) to reread, to read again
  2. to proofread, to read through (look for mistakes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of relire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple relire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple relisant
/ʁə.li.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle relu
/ʁə.ly/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present relis
/ʁə.li/ 		relis
/ʁə.li/ 		relit
/ʁə.li/ 		relisons
/ʁə.li.zɔ̃/ 		relisez
/ʁə.li.ze/ 		relisent
/ʁə.liz/
imperfect relisais
/ʁə.li.zɛ/ 		relisais
/ʁə.li.zɛ/ 		relisait
/ʁə.li.zɛ/ 		relisions
/ʁə.li.zjɔ̃/ 		relisiez
/ʁə.li.zje/ 		relisaient
/ʁə.li.zɛ/
past historic2 relus
/ʁə.ly/ 		relus
/ʁə.ly/ 		relut
/ʁə.ly/ 		relûmes
/ʁə.lym/ 		relûtes
/ʁə.lyt/ 		relurent
/ʁə.lyʁ/
future relirai
/ʁə.li.ʁe/ 		reliras
/ʁə.li.ʁa/ 		relira
/ʁə.li.ʁa/ 		relirons
/ʁə.li.ʁɔ̃/ 		relirez
/ʁə.li.ʁe/ 		reliront
/ʁə.li.ʁɔ̃/
conditional relirais
/ʁə.li.ʁɛ/ 		relirais
/ʁə.li.ʁɛ/ 		relirait
/ʁə.li.ʁɛ/ 		relirions
/ʁə.li.ʁjɔ̃/ 		reliriez
/ʁə.li.ʁje/ 		reliraient
/ʁə.li.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 relise
/ʁə.liz/ 		relises
/ʁə.liz/ 		relise
/ʁə.liz/ 		relisions
/ʁə.li.zjɔ̃/ 		relisiez
/ʁə.li.zje/ 		relisent
/ʁə.liz/
imperfect2 relusse
/ʁə.lys/ 		relusses
/ʁə.lys/ 		relût
/ʁə.ly/ 		relussions
/ʁə.ly.sjɔ̃/ 		relussiez
/ʁə.ly.sje/ 		relussent
/ʁə.lys/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — relis
/ʁə.li/ 		— relisons
/ʁə.li.zɔ̃/ 		relisez
/ʁə.li.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).

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French relire.

Verb

relire

  1. (transitive) to reread, to read again

Descendants

  • French: relire

Old French

Etymology

re- +‎ lire.

Verb

relire

  1. (transitive) to reread, to read again

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of relire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive relire avoir releü, relit
gerund en relisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle relisant
past participle releü, relit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present reli relis relist relisons relisiez relisent
imperfect relisoie, reliseie relisoies, reliseies relisoit, reliseit relisiiens, relisiens relisiiez, relisiez relisoient, reliseient
preterite relui, relis releüs, relesis relut, relist releümes, relesimes releüstes, relesistes relurent, relistrent
future relirai reliras relira relirons reliroiz, relireiz, relirez reliront
conditional reliroie, relireie reliroies, relireies reliroit, relireit reliriiens, reliriens reliriiez, reliriez reliroient, relireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present relise relises relise relisiens, relisons relisiez relisent
imperfect releüsse, relesisse releüsses, relesisses releüst, relesist releüssons, releüssiens, relesissons, relesissiens releüssoiz, releüssez, releüssiez, relesissoiz, relesissez, relesissiez releüssent, relesissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— relis — relisons relisiez —

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