vaguer

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English

Adjective

vaguer

  1. comparative form of vague: more vague

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vagārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.ɡe/
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Verb

vaguer

  1. (intransitive, dated or literary) to wander, to wander aimlessly

Usage notes

Not to be confused with vaquer or voguer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaguer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple vaguer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple vaguant
/va.ɡɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle vagué
/va.ɡe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present vague
/vaɡ/ 		vagues
/vaɡ/ 		vague
/vaɡ/ 		vaguons
/va.ɡɔ̃/ 		vaguez
/va.ɡe/ 		vaguent
/vaɡ/
imperfect vaguais
/va.ɡɛ/ 		vaguais
/va.ɡɛ/ 		vaguait
/va.ɡɛ/ 		vaguions
/va.ɡjɔ̃/ 		vaguiez
/va.ɡje/ 		vaguaient
/va.ɡɛ/
past historic2 vaguai
/va.ɡe/ 		vaguas
/va.ɡa/ 		vagua
/va.ɡa/ 		vaguâmes
/va.ɡam/ 		vaguâtes
/va.ɡat/ 		vaguèrent
/va.ɡɛʁ/
future vaguerai
/va.ɡʁe/ 		vagueras
/va.ɡʁa/ 		vaguera
/va.ɡʁa/ 		vaguerons
/va.ɡʁɔ̃/ 		vaguerez
/va.ɡʁe/ 		vagueront
/va.ɡʁɔ̃/
conditional vaguerais
/va.ɡʁɛ/ 		vaguerais
/va.ɡʁɛ/ 		vaguerait
/va.ɡʁɛ/ 		vaguerions
/va.ɡə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vagueriez
/va.ɡə.ʁje/ 		vagueraient
/va.ɡʁɛ/
(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 vague
/vaɡ/ 		vagues
/vaɡ/ 		vague
/vaɡ/ 		vaguions
/va.ɡjɔ̃/ 		vaguiez
/va.ɡje/ 		vaguent
/vaɡ/
imperfect2 vaguasse
/va.ɡas/ 		vaguasses
/va.ɡas/ 		vaguât
/va.ɡa/ 		vaguassions
/va.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ 		vaguassiez
/va.ɡa.sje/ 		vaguassent
/va.ɡas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — vague
/vaɡ/ 		— vaguons
/va.ɡɔ̃/ 		vaguez
/va.ɡe/ 		—
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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