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élever

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See also: elever

French

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Etymology

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From é- +‎ lever, or borrowed from Latin ēlevāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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élever

  1. (transitive) to raise
    ne pas avoir élevé les cochons ensemble(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive) to bring up
    bien élevé(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    mal élevé(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (transitive, arithmetic) to raise a number to a certain power
    élever au carréto square (literally, “to raise to the power of 2”)
    élever au cubeto cube (literally, “to raise to the third power”)
  4. (transitive) to elevate, to enhance
    élever le débat(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  5. (reflexive, of a voice) to be heard, to rise
  6. (reflexive) to rise, to soar

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il élève and the third-person singular future indicative il élèvera.

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il élève and the third-person singular future indicative il élèvera.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: elve
  • Mauritian Creole: elve

Further reading

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Anagrams

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