/e.kaʁ.te/
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to move aside, to spread apart, to rule out
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Word origin
From Old French escarter, from Latin ex ('out of') and quartus ('fourth'), the idea being to scatter something into four parts. English 'discard' shares the card-playing branch of the family.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quartus
- English cognates
- discard, quarter
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | écarte | écartais | écartai | écarterai | écarterais |
| tu | écartes | écartais | écartas | écarteras | écarterais |
| il/elle | écarte | écartait | écarta | écartera | écarterait |
| nous | écartons | écartions | écartâmes | écarterons | écarterions |
| vous | écartez | écartiez | écartâtes | écarterez | écarteriez |
| ils/elles | écartent | écartaient | écartèrent | écarteront | écarteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | écarte | écartasse |
| tu | écartes | écartasses |
| il/elle | écarte | écartât |
| nous | écartions | écartassions |
| vous | écartiez | écartassiez |
| ils/elles | écartent | écartassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | écarte |
| nous | écartons |
| vous | écartez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- écartant
- Past participle
- écarté · écartée · écartés · écartées
Examples
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The furniture has to be moved aside so we can dance.
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The police have ruled out the idea of an accident.
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She spreads her arms and waits.
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We push the branches apart to get through.
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They always brushed the difficult questions aside.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 29, lesson 12: écarter, fréquence, métal and 7 more words.