rêver

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See also: rever

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French resver, from Old French resver (to consider, reflect, be delirious), of uncertain origin. The Trésor de la langue française informatisé links it back either to an unattested *esver (to wander) or to Latin *reexvadō, from re- +‎ ex- +‎ evadō.[1] The Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch links it back to *reexvagus, hence the same as the first proposal by the Trésor de la langue française informatisé.[2] Compare Old English rǣswan (to consider, suspect, conjecture), of similar form and meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ.ve/ ~ /ʁe.ve/
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Verb

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rêver

  1. to dream
    Synonym: songer
    • 2018, Zaz, Plume:
      Échappée d’une couverture, je rêvais de l’aventure
      Escaped from a blanket, I dreamed of adventure

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of rêver”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*reexvagus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 184

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