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NOTE-Ebouillir is seldom used but in the Infinitive, and in the Participle--ébouilli.

Nous dormons, dormez, dormions, dormiez, dormimes, dormites, dormirons, dormirez, dormirions, dormiriez,

Vous

dorment. dormaient. dormirent. dormiront. dormiraient.

dormons, dormez,

dorment.

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NOTE. --s'emboire is a term of painting seldom used--s`imbiber supplies it.

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NOTE -- Emouvoir is principally used in the Present of the Infinitive, the Past Participle, the Present of the Indicative, and in the Compound Tenses.

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NOTE.-S'enquérir is seldom used. S'informer supplies it, principally in conversation.

30. Ensuivre (s'). UNIPERSONAL.

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NOTE.-This verb is seldom used, except in the Past Participle with étre-être épris.

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Extraire,

to extract,

Valoir. Peindre. Peindre. Conclure. Traire.

Faillir,*

to fail. This verb, which was defective, has become regular. (See second con

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Falloir,*
Feindre,
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to be necessary. (Unipersonal-has been conjugated, page 112, régle 203.)
to feign,.
like

Peindre. to strike-found only in this expression-Sans coup férir, Without strikng a blow. Fleurir, to blossom.

NOTE--This verb is regular; but, speaking of arts, sciencer, empires, &c, it means to flourish, and then it makes florissant in the Present Participle, and florissais, &c., for the Imperfect of the Indicative. Foreldre,* to debar. Forelos, debarred. (A law term: no other tense used.) Forfait, forfeited. (No other tense used.)

Forfaire,* to forfeit.

33. Frire.

(No Pres. Part.)

TRANSITIVE VERB.

Frire to fry.

Frit. fried.

NOTE-Except the following persons:- IND. PRES.: Je fris, tu fris, il frit (for the singular only). Future: Je frirai, tu friras, &c. (sing, and plur.). CONDITIONAL: Je frirais, &c. (sing and plur.). And the IMPERATIVE Fris. All the other persons and tenses of this verb are expressed by the verb fuire (to make), with the In finitive frire.

Nous faisons frire.

Indic. Pres. (plural).... vous faites frire.

Imperfect.... je faisais frire, &c.
Past Defin... je fis frire, &c.

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NOTE. The Present and the Imperfect of the Subjunctive are very seldom used; they are supp ied by que je prenne la fuite, que je prisse la fuite.

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Je gisais, tu gisais, il gisait.

nous gisons, vous gisez, ils gisent. nous gisions, vous gisiez, ils gisaient.

NOTE-This verb is obsolete in its other parts; ci-git is used in monumental inscriptions for “here lies." Hair, to hate.

NOTE-The only irregularity of this verb consists in the suppression of the diaresis in the Singular of the Present of the Indicative, and second person singular of the Imperative, in order to make a distinct pronunciation between them and the Past Definite, spelt alike, but where the diææresis is kept. (Aspirate ile in all the tenses.)

Indic..... Je hais, tu hais, il hait. | Imperative.... hais. | Past Defin............. Je haïs, tu haïs, il haît. to dishonor. (Obsolete: the Past Participle honni is used familiarly.) to induce,..

Honnir,*

Induire,

like

Conduire.

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Inscrire,

to inscribe,.

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Instruire, to instruct,

Ecrire.
Conduire.

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Interdire, to interdict,

Dire.

NOTE--Except that it makes interdisez, and not interdites, in the second person plural of the Indic. and

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to issue, to be born. (Obsolete, except in the Past Participle iseu.)

36. Lire. TRANSITIVE VERB.

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Luire, to shine....

...

like

....

Conduire.

NOTE-Except that it makes lui (without feminine) in the Past Participle, and that it has neither Past Definite, nor Imperfect of the Subjunctive.

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NOTE-Except that it makes médisez, and not médites, in the second person plural of the Indic. Pres

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Subj. Pies..meure,

mourras,
mourrais,
meurs,

n

meurt.
mourait.

moulons, moulez, moulent.

moulussions, moulussiez, moulussent.

TRANSITIVE VERB.

mourut.
mourra.
mourrait.

meure.

Mort, dead.

mouraient.

moururent.

Nous

mourons,

mourions,

Vous mourez, mouriez,

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meurent.

mourùmes,

mourrons,

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mourutes,

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mourions, mouriez, meurent. mourussions, mourussiez, mourussent

NOTE.-The double r must be sounded distinctly in the Futurs and Conditional.

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NOTE-Remuer is generally preferred to mouvoir, when it relates to material things.

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NOTE-Except that it makes nui, and not nuit, in the Past Participle.

Obtenir, to obtain,

like

Tenir.

....

Occire,* to kill (obsolete-Past Part., Occis-used only in burlesque poetry).
Offrir, to offer,.......

like

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NOTE. This verb, which is seldom used, has only the following tenses:
Je

Past Defin.... ouïs,

Tu ouïs,

Subj. Imperf. ............
..... ouisse, ouïsses,

IN ou.t. ouit.

Nous ouimes, ouissions,

Vous

ouites,

ouissiez,

Ila ouirent.

ouissent.

REMARK-The Compound Tenses are more in use, and are followed by dire (to say). This verb u supplied by entendre.

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