amorcer

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From amorce +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.mɔʁ.se/
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Verb[edit]

amorcer

  1. to prime, set in motion
  2. to begin, to get to work on (to commence a project)
  3. to break ground (start construction work)
  4. (computing) to boot
  5. (fishing) to bait (lace with bait)
  6. (fishing) to bait, chum (try to attract fish with bait)
  7. to bait in, to string in, reel in
  8. to bait (e.g. an enemy, to react)

Conjugation[edit]

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of amorcer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple amorcer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple amorçant
/a.mɔʁ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle amorcé
/a.mɔʁ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present amorce
/a.mɔʁs/ 		amorces
/a.mɔʁs/ 		amorce
/a.mɔʁs/ 		amorçons
/a.mɔʁ.sɔ̃/ 		amorcez
/a.mɔʁ.se/ 		amorcent
/a.mɔʁs/
imperfect amorçais
/a.mɔʁ.sɛ/ 		amorçais
/a.mɔʁ.sɛ/ 		amorçait
/a.mɔʁ.sɛ/ 		amorcions
/a.mɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		amorciez
/a.mɔʁ.sje/ 		amorçaient
/a.mɔʁ.sɛ/
past historic2 amorçai
/a.mɔʁ.se/ 		amorças
/a.mɔʁ.sa/ 		amorça
/a.mɔʁ.sa/ 		amorçâmes
/a.mɔʁ.sam/ 		amorçâtes
/a.mɔʁ.sat/ 		amorcèrent
/a.mɔʁ.sɛʁ/
future amorcerai
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		amorceras
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		amorcera
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		amorcerons
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ 		amorcerez
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		amorceront
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional amorcerais
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		amorcerais
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		amorcerait
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		amorcerions
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		amorceriez
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁje/ 		amorceraient
/a.mɔʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present amorce
/a.mɔʁs/ 		amorces
/a.mɔʁs/ 		amorce
/a.mɔʁs/ 		amorcions
/a.mɔʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		amorciez
/a.mɔʁ.sje/ 		amorcent
/a.mɔʁs/
imperfect2 amorçasse
/a.mɔʁ.sas/ 		amorçasses
/a.mɔʁ.sas/ 		amorçât
/a.mɔʁ.sa/ 		amorçassions
/a.mɔʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		amorçassiez
/a.mɔʁ.sa.sje/ 		amorçassent
/a.mɔʁ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — amorce
/a.mɔʁs/ 		— amorçons
/a.mɔʁ.sɔ̃/ 		amorcez
/a.mɔʁ.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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