/me.pʁi.ze/
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to despise, to scorn, to disregard
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Word origin
From Old French mesprisier, formed from mes- ('wrongly') and prisier ('to value'), from Latin pretiare.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- mesprisier
- English cognates
- despise, price
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | méprise | méprisais | méprisai | mépriserai | mépriserais |
| tu | méprises | méprisais | méprisas | mépriseras | mépriserais |
| il/elle | méprise | méprisait | méprisa | méprisera | mépriserait |
| nous | méprisons | méprisions | méprisâmes | mépriserons | mépriserions |
| vous | méprisez | méprisiez | méprisâtes | mépriserez | mépriseriez |
| ils/elles | méprisent | méprisaient | méprisèrent | mépriseront | mépriseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | méprise | méprisasse |
| tu | méprises | méprisasses |
| il/elle | méprise | méprisât |
| nous | méprisions | méprisassions |
| vous | méprisiez | méprisassiez |
| ils/elles | méprisent | méprisassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | méprise |
| nous | méprisons |
| vous | méprisez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- méprisant
- Past participle
- méprisé · méprisée · méprisés · méprisées
Examples
.
He despises people who lie.
, .
She scorns nobody, not even her opponents.
.
He disregards the danger and rushes in without thinking.
, .
Do not look down on this small gift, it has great value.
.
They have despised each other for years without saying so.
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