verser

See also: Verser and vèrser

English

Etymology

verse +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Noun

verser (plural versers)

  1. A versifier.

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Dutch

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Adjective

verser

  1. Comparative form of vers

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French

Etymology

From Latin versō (“to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛʁ.se/
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Verb

verser

  1. (transitive) to pour
  2. (transitive) to pay, to put money into a fund
  3. (intransitive, of a vehicle) to overturn (turn over, capsize)

Conjugation
Conjugation of verser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple verser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple versant
/vɛʁ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle versé
/vɛʁ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present verse
/vɛʁs/		 verses
/vɛʁs/		 verse
/vɛʁs/		 versons
/vɛʁ.sɔ̃/		 versez
/vɛʁ.se/		 versent
/vɛʁs/
imperfect versais
/vɛʁ.sɛ/		 versais
/vɛʁ.sɛ/		 versait
/vɛʁ.sɛ/		 versions
/vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/		 versiez
/vɛʁ.sje/		 versaient
/vɛʁ.sɛ/
past historic2 versai
/vɛʁ.se/		 versas
/vɛʁ.sa/		 versa
/vɛʁ.sa/		 versâmes
/vɛʁ.sam/		 versâtes
/vɛʁ.sat/		 versèrent
/vɛʁ.sɛʁ/
future verserai
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/		 verseras
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/		 versera
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/		 verserons
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/		 verserez
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/		 verseront
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional verserais
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/		 verserais
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/		 verserait
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/		 verserions
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 verseriez
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁje/		 verseraient
/vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
(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 verse
/vɛʁs/		 verses
/vɛʁs/		 verse
/vɛʁs/		 versions
/vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/		 versiez
/vɛʁ.sje/		 versent
/vɛʁs/
imperfect2 versasse
/vɛʁ.sas/		 versasses
/vɛʁ.sas/		 versât
/vɛʁ.sa/		 versassions
/vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/		 versassiez
/vɛʁ.sa.sje/		 versassent
/vɛʁ.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — verse
/vɛʁs/		 — versons
/vɛʁ.sɔ̃/		 versez
/vɛʁ.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).

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Gallo

Etymology

From Latin versō, versāre (“turn, twist”).

Verb

verser

  1. (transitive) to be overturned, knocked down

Latin

Verb

verser

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of versor

Swedish

Noun

verser

  1. indefinite plural of vers.

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