abaisser

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French abaissier, from a (“to, towards”) + baissier (“to lower”). See Modern French à, baisser

Pronunciation

Verb

abaisser

  1. (literally, transitive) To lower; to reduce; to bring down
  2. (reflexive, transitive) To come or go down; to descend.
  3. (figuratively, reflexive, transitive) To humble oneself, demean oneself, stoop; abase, degrade, humiliate.
    Le fils repentant s’abaissait en abaissant sa culotte pour une fessée bien-méritée.
    The repentant (remorseful) son humbled himself by lowering his briefs (pants) for a well-deserved spanking.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abaisser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple abaisser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple abaissant
/a.bɛ.sɑ̃/ or /a.be.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle abaissé
/a.bɛ.se/ or /a.be.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present abaisse
/a.bɛs/ 		abaisses
/a.bɛs/ 		abaisse
/a.bɛs/ 		abaissons
/a.bɛ.sɔ̃/ or /a.be.sɔ̃/ 		abaissez
/a.bɛ.se/ or /a.be.se/ 		abaissent
/a.bɛs/
imperfect abaissais
/a.bɛ.sɛ/ or /a.be.sɛ/ 		abaissais
/a.bɛ.sɛ/ or /a.be.sɛ/ 		abaissait
/a.bɛ.sɛ/ or /a.be.sɛ/ 		abaissions
/a.bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /a.be.sjɔ̃/ 		abaissiez
/a.bɛ.sje/ or /a.be.sje/ 		abaissaient
/a.bɛ.sɛ/ or /a.be.sɛ/
past historic2 abaissai
/a.bɛ.se/ or /a.be.se/ 		abaissas
/a.bɛ.sa/ or /a.be.sa/ 		abaissa
/a.bɛ.sa/ or /a.be.sa/ 		abaissâmes
/a.bɛ.sam/ or /a.be.sam/ 		abaissâtes
/a.bɛ.sat/ or /a.be.sat/ 		abaissèrent
/a.bɛ.sɛʁ/ or /a.be.sɛʁ/
future abaisserai
/a.bɛ.sʁe/ or /a.be.sʁe/ 		abaisseras
/a.bɛ.sʁa/ or /a.be.sʁa/ 		abaissera
/a.bɛ.sʁa/ or /a.be.sʁa/ 		abaisserons
/a.bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /a.be.sʁɔ̃/ 		abaisserez
/a.bɛ.sʁe/ or /a.be.sʁe/ 		abaisseront
/a.bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /a.be.sʁɔ̃/
conditional abaisserais
/a.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /a.be.sʁɛ/ 		abaisserais
/a.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /a.be.sʁɛ/ 		abaisserait
/a.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /a.be.sʁɛ/ 		abaisserions
/a.bɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /a.be.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		abaisseriez
/a.bɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /a.be.sə.ʁje/ 		abaisseraient
/a.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /a.be.sʁɛ/
(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 abaisse
/a.bɛs/ 		abaisses
/a.bɛs/ 		abaisse
/a.bɛs/ 		abaissions
/a.bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /a.be.sjɔ̃/ 		abaissiez
/a.bɛ.sje/ or /a.be.sje/ 		abaissent
/a.bɛs/
imperfect2 abaissasse
/a.bɛ.sas/ or /a.be.sas/ 		abaissasses
/a.bɛ.sas/ or /a.be.sas/ 		abaissât
/a.bɛ.sa/ or /a.be.sa/ 		abaissassions
/a.bɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /a.be.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		abaissassiez
/a.bɛ.sa.sje/ or /a.be.sa.sje/ 		abaissassent
/a.bɛ.sas/ or /a.be.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — abaisse
/a.bɛs/ 		— abaissons
/a.bɛ.sɔ̃/ or /a.be.sɔ̃/ 		abaissez
/a.bɛ.se/ or /a.be.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).

Conjugation of s'abaisser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'abaisser
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’abaissant
/sa.bɛ.sɑ̃/ or /sa.be.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle abaissé
/a.bɛ.se/ or /a.be.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’abaisse
/ma.bɛs/ 		t’abaisses
/ta.bɛs/ 		s’abaisse
/sa.bɛs/ 		nous abaissons
/nu.z‿a.bɛ.sɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.be.sɔ̃/ 		vous abaissez
/vu.z‿a.bɛ.se/ or /vu.z‿a.be.se/ 		s’abaissent
/sa.bɛs/
imperfect m’abaissais
/ma.bɛ.sɛ/ or /ma.be.sɛ/ 		t’abaissais
/ta.bɛ.sɛ/ or /ta.be.sɛ/ 		s’abaissait
/sa.bɛ.sɛ/ or /sa.be.sɛ/ 		nous abaissions
/nu.z‿a.bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.be.sjɔ̃/ 		vous abaissiez
/vu.z‿a.bɛ.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.be.sje/ 		s’abaissaient
/sa.bɛ.sɛ/ or /sa.be.sɛ/
past historic2 m’abaissai
/ma.bɛ.se/ or /ma.be.se/ 		t’abaissas
/ta.bɛ.sa/ or /ta.be.sa/ 		s’abaissa
/sa.bɛ.sa/ or /sa.be.sa/ 		nous abaissâmes
/nu.z‿a.bɛ.sam/ or /nu.z‿a.be.sam/ 		vous abaissâtes
/vu.z‿a.bɛ.sat/ or /vu.z‿a.be.sat/ 		s’abaissèrent
/sa.bɛ.sɛʁ/ or /sa.be.sɛʁ/
future m’abaisserai
/ma.bɛ.sʁe/ or /ma.be.sʁe/ 		t’abaisseras
/ta.bɛ.sʁa/ or /ta.be.sʁa/ 		s’abaissera
/sa.bɛ.sʁa/ or /sa.be.sʁa/ 		nous abaisserons
/nu.z‿a.bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.be.sʁɔ̃/ 		vous abaisserez
/vu.z‿a.bɛ.sʁe/ or /vu.z‿a.be.sʁe/ 		s’abaisseront
/sa.bɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /sa.be.sʁɔ̃/
conditional m’abaisserais
/ma.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ma.be.sʁɛ/ 		t’abaisserais
/ta.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ta.be.sʁɛ/ 		s’abaisserait
/sa.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sa.be.sʁɛ/ 		nous abaisserions
/nu.z‿a.bɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.be.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous abaisseriez
/vu.z‿a.bɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /vu.z‿a.be.sə.ʁje/ 		s’abaisseraient
/sa.bɛ.sʁɛ/ or /sa.be.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’abaisse
/ma.bɛs/ 		t’abaisses
/ta.bɛs/ 		s’abaisse
/sa.bɛs/ 		nous abaissions
/nu.z‿a.bɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.be.sjɔ̃/ 		vous abaissiez
/vu.z‿a.bɛ.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.be.sje/ 		s’abaissent
/sa.bɛs/
imperfect2 m’abaissasse
/ma.bɛ.sas/ or /ma.be.sas/ 		t’abaissasses
/ta.bɛ.sas/ or /ta.be.sas/ 		s’abaissât
/sa.bɛ.sa/ or /sa.be.sa/ 		nous abaissassions
/nu.z‿a.bɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.be.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous abaissassiez
/vu.z‿a.bɛ.sa.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.be.sa.sje/ 		s’abaissassent
/sa.bɛ.sas/ or /sa.be.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — abaisse-toi
/a.bɛs.twa/ 		— abaissons-nous
/a.bɛ.sɔ̃.nu/ or /a.be.sɔ̃.nu/ 		abaissez-vous
/a.bɛ.se.vu/ or /a.be.se.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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).

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: to abase
  • Mauritian Creole: abese

References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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