présenter

See also: presenter

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin praesentāre, present active infinitive of praesentō (“show, present”). Morphologically présent +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.zɑ̃.te/
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Verb

présenter

  1. (transitive) to present, to introduce
  2. (transitive) to show, to present
  3. (intransitive, informal) to look
    Il présente bien. ― He looks good.
  4. (reflexive) to appear, to be present (before someone)
  5. (reflexive, problems) to arise, to surface, to present itself
  6. (reflexive) (transitive with à) to be a candidate for
    se présenter à un examen ― to take an exam
    se présenter à une élection ― to stand for an election/to run for an election

Conjugation

Descendants

  • → Turkish: prezante (through past participle)

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