asseoir

Alternative forms

• assoir

Etymology

From Middle French asseoir, from Old French asseoir, from Vulgar Latin *assedēre, reformed from Latin assidēre, present active infinitive of assideō, on the basis of sedeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.swaʁ/

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• Rhymes: -waʁ

Verb

asseoir

1. (transitive) to sit down; to get seated

   Assois les enfants sur des chaises !

   Sit the children down on chairs!

2. to assert

   asseoir sa domination

   to assert one's domination

3. (reflexive) to sit down; to sit up; to take a seat

Further reading

• “asseoir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• essorai, oserais

Etymology

From Old French asseoir.

Verb

asseoir

1. (sometimes reflexive, s'asseoir/se asseoir) to sit down (take a seat)
   • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:

     Lors qu'il feust deschainé, l'on le fist asseoir

     When he was unchained, they made him sit down

2. (transitive) to sit (make someone sit down)
3. (transitive) to place (an object)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *assedēre, reformed from Latin assidēre, present active infinitive of assideō, on the basis of sedeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.səˈojr/

Verb

asseoir

1. (sometimes reflexive, s'asseoir) to sit down (take a seat)
2. to sit (make someone sit down)