embrasser

French

Etymology

From en + bras.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑ̃.bʁa.se/

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Verb

embrasser

1. To hug, embrace (affectionately wrap one's arms around another)
2. To kiss (to touch with the lips)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of embrasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		embrasser			avoir embrassé
gerund		en embrassant			en ayant embrassé
present participle		embrassant
past participle		embrassé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	embrasse	embrasses	embrasse	embrassons	embrassez	embrassent
	imperfect	embrassais	embrassais	embrassait	embrassions	embrassiez	embrassaient
	past historic1	embrassai	embrassas	embrassa	embrassâmes	embrassâtes	embrassèrent
	future	embrasserai	embrasseras	embrassera	embrasserons	embrasserez	embrasseront
	conditional	embrasserais	embrasserais	embrasserait	embrasserions	embrasseriez	embrasseraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	embrasse	embrasses	embrasse	embrassions	embrassiez	embrassent
	imperfect1	embrassasse	embrassasses	embrassât	embrassassions	embrassassiez	embrassassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	embrasse	—	embrassons	embrassez	—
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