condescendre

French

Etymology

From Middle French condescendre, from Old French condescendre, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin condescendō, condescendere, from Latin con- + descendō.

Verb

condescendre

  1. (followed by the preposition à) to assent (to); to agree (to); to condescend (to)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French condescendre.

Verb

condescendre

  1. (reflexive) to assent (to); to agree (to)
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      L’Empereur Conrad troisiesme, ayant assiegé Guelphe, duc de Bavieres, ne voulut condescendre a plus douces conditions

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of condescendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive condescendre avoir condescendu
gerund en condescendant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle condescendant
past participle condescendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present condescent condescenz condescent condescendons condescendez condescendent
imperfect condescendoie, condescendeie condescendoies, condescendeies condescendoit, condescendeit condescendiiens, condescendiens condescendiiez, condescendiez condescendoient, condescendeient
preterite condescendi condescendis condescendié condescendimes condescendistes condescendierent
future condescendrai condescendras condescendra condescendrons condescendroiz, condescendreiz, condescendrez condescendront
conditional condescendroie, condescendreie condescendroies, condescendreies condescendroit, condescendreit condescendriiens, condescendriens condescendriiez, condescendriez condescendroient, condescendreient
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 preterite 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 jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present condescende condescendes condescende condescendons condescendez condescendent
imperfect condescendisse condescendisses condescendist condescendissons, condescendissiens condescendissoiz, condescendissez, condescendissiez condescendissent
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 – nos vos –
— condescent — condescendons condescendez —

Descendants

References

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin condescendō, condescendere, from Latin con- + descendō.

Verb

condescendre

  1. to descend; to go down
  2. to assent (to); to agree (to)

Descendants

References

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