/ak.se.le.ʁe/
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to accelerate, to speed up
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Word origin
From Latin accelerare, built from ad- ('towards') and celer ('swift').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- accelerare
- English cognates
- accelerate, celerity
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | accélère | accélérais | accélérai | accélérerai | accélérerais |
| tu | accélères | accélérais | accéléras | accéléreras | accélérerais |
| il/elle | accélère | accélérait | accéléra | accélérera | accélérerait |
| nous | accélérons | accélérions | accélérâmes | accélérerons | accélérerions |
| vous | accélérez | accélériez | accélérâtes | accélérerez | accéléreriez |
| ils/elles | accélèrent | accéléraient | accélérèrent | accéléreront | accéléreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | accélère | accélérasse |
| tu | accélères | accélérasses |
| il/elle | accélère | accélérât |
| nous | accélérions | accélérassions |
| vous | accélériez | accélérassiez |
| ils/elles | accélèrent | accélérassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | accélère |
| nous | accélérons |
| vous | accélérez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- accélérant
- Past participle
- accéléré · accélérée · accélérés · accélérées
Examples
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The train speeds up as it leaves the station.
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He accelerated to overtake the lorry.
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The machines speed up the workers' job.
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We are picking up the pace to finish before noon.
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There is no point in speeding up in the rain.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 32, lesson 10: accélérer, fabrique, obscurité and 7 more words.