/də.vi.ne/
Translation
to guess, to work out
Word origin
From Latin divinare ('to foresee, to prophesy'), from divinus ('of a god, divine'). Guessing was originally the work of a soothsayer, which is why English divine as a verb still means to work something out by intuition.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- divinare
- English cognates
- divine, divination
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | devine | devinais | devinai | devinerai | devinerais |
| tu | devines | devinais | devinas | devineras | devinerais |
| il/elle | devine | devinait | devina | devinera | devinerait |
| nous | devinons | devinions | devinâmes | devinerons | devinerions |
| vous | devinez | deviniez | devinâtes | devinerez | devineriez |
| ils/elles | devinent | devinaient | devinèrent | devineront | devineraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | devine | devinasse |
| tu | devines | devinasses |
| il/elle | devine | devinât |
| nous | devinions | devinassions |
| vous | deviniez | devinassiez |
| ils/elles | devinent | devinassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | devine |
| nous | devinons |
| vous | devinez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- devinant
- Past participle
- deviné · devinée · devinés · devinées
Examples
j' !
Guess who I bumped into in town this morning!
' .
I never guessed the ending of that film.
.
You could just make out the sea behind the trees.
' .
She worked out straight away that something was wrong.
' .
Nobody can guess what he really thinks.
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