critique

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (critique), feminine of criticus (critical); see critic.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /kɹɪˈtiːk/
  • IPA: /krɪ.ˈtik/
  • (file)

Noun [edit]

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Wikipedia critique (plural critiques)

  1. Essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.

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Verb [edit]

critique (third-person singular simple present critiques, present participle critiquing, simple past and past participle critiqued)

  1. (US) To review something.
    I want you to critique this new idea of mine.

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French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikos).

Adjective [edit]

critique (masculine and feminine, plural critiques)

  1. critical (urgent)
    La situation est à présent plus que critique.
  2. critical (of great importance)
  3. critical (related to criticism)

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Noun [edit]

critique f (plural critiques)

  1. criticism
  2. review, usually written
  3. reason; logic

Noun [edit]

critique m and f (plural critiques)

  1. critic (profession)

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critique

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of criticar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of criticar
  3. First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of criticar
  4. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of criticar
  5. First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of criticar
  6. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of criticar

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critique (infinitive criticar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of criticar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of criticar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of criticar.