/ɛk.splo.ze/
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Translation
to explode, to blow up
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Word origin
From Latin explodere ('to drive off by clapping, to hiss an actor off the stage'), from ex- ('out') and plaudere ('to clap'). The modern sense of bursting apart is a later scientific development of the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- explodere
- English cognates
- explode, applaud, plaudit
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | explose | explosais | explosai | exploserai | exploserais |
| tu | exploses | explosais | explosas | exploseras | exploserais |
| il/elle | explose | explosait | explosa | explosera | exploserait |
| nous | explosons | explosions | explosâmes | exploserons | exploserions |
| vous | explosez | explosiez | explosâtes | exploserez | exploseriez |
| ils/elles | explosent | explosaient | explosèrent | exploseront | exploseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | explose | explosasse |
| tu | exploses | explosasses |
| il/elle | explose | explosât |
| nous | explosions | explosassions |
| vous | explosiez | explosassiez |
| ils/elles | explosent | explosassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | explose |
| nous | explosons |
| vous | explosez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- explosant
- Past participle
- explosé · explosée · explosés · explosées
Examples
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The bomb went off at three in the morning.
, .
Careful, that gas bottle can explode.
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The tyre blew out on the motorway.
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When he heard the news, he burst out laughing.
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Property prices have shot up over ten years.
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