preparer

See also: préparer

English

Etymology

prepare +‎ -er.

Noun

preparer (plural preparers)

  1. One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.

References
  • preparer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”).

Verb

preparer

  1. to prepare
    • 1593, Henri IV, Lettres Missives:
      Je me prepare d'aller secourir Fescamp contre les efforts que Villars continue d'y faire

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of preparer
simple compound
infinitive preparer avoir preparé
gerund en preparant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle preparant
past participle preparé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present prepare prepares prepare preparons preparez preparent
imperfect preparois, preparoys preparois, preparoys preparoit, preparoyt preparions, preparyons prepariez, preparyez preparoient, preparoyent
past historic prepara preparas prepara preparasmes preparastes preparerent
future preparerai, prepareray prepareras preparera preparerons preparerez prepareront
conditional preparerois, prepareroys preparerois, prepareroys prepareroit, prepareroyt preparerions, prepareryons prepareriez, prepareryez prepareroient, prepareroyent
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present prepare prepares prepare preparons preparez preparent
imperfect preparasse preparasses preparast preparassions preparassiez preparassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— prepare — preparons preparez —

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

preparer

  1. imperative of preparere
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