rechercher

French

Etymology

Since Middle French, from Old French recerchier, from re- + cerchier (“to look for”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁə.ʃɛʁ.ʃe/

Verb

rechercher

1. To search for, to look for
2. To search again, to look for again.

Related terms

• chercher
• recherche

Conjugation

   Conjugation of rechercher (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		rechercher			avoir recherché
gerund		en recherchant			en ayant recherché
present participle		recherchant
past participle		recherché
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	recherche	recherches	recherche	recherchons	recherchez	recherchent
	imperfect	recherchais	recherchais	recherchait	recherchions	recherchiez	recherchaient
	past historic1	recherchai	recherchas	rechercha	recherchâmes	recherchâtes	recherchèrent
	future	rechercherai	rechercheras	recherchera	rechercherons	rechercherez	rechercheront
	conditional	rechercherais	rechercherais	rechercherait	rechercherions	rechercheriez	rechercheraient
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	recherche	recherches	recherche	recherchions	recherchiez	recherchent
	imperfect1	recherchasse	recherchasses	recherchât	recherchassions	recherchassiez	recherchassent
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	–
		—	recherche	—	recherchons	recherchez	—
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