ressaisir

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French

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ saisir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁə.sɛ.ziʁ/ ~ /ʁə.se.ziʁ/
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Verb

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ressaisir

  1. (transitive) to regain or recover (that which was lost)
    Synonym: récupérer
  2. (pronominal, reflexive) to compose oneself, pull oneself together, to get back on one's feet, to pick oneself up off the floor, to get a grip on oneself
    Synonym: se reprendre en main

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Further reading

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