/ɛk.splwa.te/
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to exploit, to operate, to run
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Word origin
From Old French esploitier, from esploit ('achievement, profit'), from Latin explicitum, the past participle of explicare ('to unfold'). Related to English 'exploit'.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- esploitier
- English cognates
- exploit, explicit
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | exploite | exploitais | exploitai | exploiterai | exploiterais |
| tu | exploites | exploitais | exploitas | exploiteras | exploiterais |
| il/elle | exploite | exploitait | exploita | exploitera | exploiterait |
| nous | exploitons | exploitions | exploitâmes | exploiterons | exploiterions |
| vous | exploitez | exploitiez | exploitâtes | exploiterez | exploiteriez |
| ils/elles | exploitent | exploitaient | exploitèrent | exploiteront | exploiteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | exploite | exploitasse |
| tu | exploites | exploitasses |
| il/elle | exploite | exploitât |
| nous | exploitions | exploitassions |
| vous | exploitiez | exploitassiez |
| ils/elles | exploitent | exploitassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | exploite |
| nous | exploitons |
| vous | exploitez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- exploitant
- Past participle
- exploité · exploitée · exploités · exploitées
Examples
hectares Jura.
He runs a forty-hectare farm in the Jura.
scrupule.
This company exploits its employees without scruple.
.
You have to know how to make the most of your strengths.
.
The country exploits its natural gas resources.
.
They exploited a flaw in the system to get in.
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