/a.pʁɛ.te/
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to prepare, to get ready; to dress (food, fabric)
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Word origin
From Old French aprester, from Vulgar Latin apprestare, built on prest ('ready'), from Late Latin praestus. It is related to prêt and to English 'presto'.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- aprester
- English cognates
- presto
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | apprête | apprêtais | apprêtai | apprêterai | apprêterais |
| tu | apprêtes | apprêtais | apprêtas | apprêteras | apprêterais |
| il/elle | apprête | apprêtait | apprêta | apprêtera | apprêterait |
| nous | apprêtons | apprêtions | apprêtâmes | apprêterons | apprêterions |
| vous | apprêtez | apprêtiez | apprêtâtes | apprêterez | apprêteriez |
| ils/elles | apprêtent | apprêtaient | apprêtèrent | apprêteront | apprêteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | apprête | apprêtasse |
| tu | apprêtes | apprêtasses |
| il/elle | apprête | apprêtât |
| nous | apprêtions | apprêtassions |
| vous | apprêtiez | apprêtassiez |
| ils/elles | apprêtent | apprêtassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | apprête |
| nous | apprêtons |
| vous | apprêtez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- apprêtant
- Past participle
- apprêté · apprêtée · apprêtés · apprêtées
Examples
.
She is getting ready to leave on a trip tomorrow morning.
.
The cook prepares the fish with lemon and herbs.
.
We were about to go out when the phone rang.
teindre.
He treated the fabric before dyeing it.
.
The bride is getting ready in a hotel room.
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