Translation
to search, to rummage
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Word origin
From Vulgar Latin fodiculare, a diminutive of Latin fodere ('to dig'). The digging sense came first and the sense of searching through things followed.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fodere
- English cognates
- fossil
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | fouille | fouillais | fouillai | fouillerai | fouillerais |
| tu | fouilles | fouillais | fouillas | fouilleras | fouillerais |
| il/elle | fouille | fouillait | fouilla | fouillera | fouillerait |
| nous | fouillons | fouillions | fouillâmes | fouillerons | fouillerions |
| vous | fouillez | fouilliez | fouillâtes | fouillerez | fouilleriez |
| ils/elles | fouillent | fouillaient | fouillèrent | fouilleront | fouilleraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | fouille | fouillasse |
| tu | fouilles | fouillasses |
| il/elle | fouille | fouillât |
| nous | fouillions | fouillassions |
| vous | fouilliez | fouillassiez |
| ils/elles | fouillent | fouillassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | fouille |
| nous | fouillons |
| vous | fouillez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- fouillant
- Past participle
- fouillé · fouillée · fouillés · fouillées
Examples
douaniers .
The customs officers searched every suitcase on the coach.
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Stop rummaging through my things.
.
She is rummaging in her bag looking for her keys.
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They searched the house from top to bottom without finding anything.
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The journalist dug through the archives for months.
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