/ʁə.pɔʁ.te/
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to postpone, to put off, to carry over
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Word origin
From re- ('back, again') and porter ('to carry'), from Latin portare. The noun reporter (journalist) is a separate borrowing from English.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- reportare
- English cognates
- report, port
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | reporte | reportais | reportai | reporterai | reporterais |
| tu | reportes | reportais | reportas | reporteras | reporterais |
| il/elle | reporte | reportait | reporta | reportera | reporterait |
| nous | reportons | reportions | reportâmes | reporterons | reporterions |
| vous | reportez | reportiez | reportâtes | reporterez | reporteriez |
| ils/elles | reportent | reportaient | reportèrent | reporteront | reporteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | reporte | reportasse |
| tu | reportes | reportasses |
| il/elle | reporte | reportât |
| nous | reportions | reportassions |
| vous | reportiez | reportassiez |
| ils/elles | reportent | reportassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | reporte |
| nous | reportons |
| vous | reportez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- reportant
- Past participle
- reporté · reportée · reportés · reportées
Examples
.
They postponed the meeting until Monday.
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The match was postponed because of the rain.
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You should not put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
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Carry this figure over to the right hand column.
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She transferred her anger onto her brother.
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