tirer
French
Etymology
From Middle French tirer (“to draw, draw a sword”), from Old French tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), from Medieval Latin, from Vulgar Latin *tīrō, tīrāre, of uncertain origin, but probably Germanic; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”). Compare Italian tirare, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish tirar. If derived from the Germanic word, cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (distairan, “to tear apart”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, “to tear down, remove”), German zerren (“to tug”). Related to tear. Alternatively from a reduction of Old French martirier, from Late Latin *martyrāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ʁe/
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Verb
tirer
Conjugation
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tirer | avoir tiré | |||||
| gerund | en tirant | en ayant tiré | |||||
| present participle | tirant /ti.ʁɑ̃/ | ||||||
| past participle | tiré /ti.ʁe/ | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | tire /tiʁ/ |
tires /tiʁ/ |
tire /tiʁ/ |
tirons /ti.ʁɔ̃/ |
tirez /ti.ʁe/ |
tirent /tiʁ/ |
| imperfect | tirais /ti.ʁɛ/ |
tirais /ti.ʁɛ/ |
tirait /ti.ʁɛ/ |
tirions /ti.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tiriez /ti.ʁje/ |
tiraient /ti.ʁɛ/ | |
| past historic1 | tirai /ti.ʁe/ |
tiras /ti.ʁa/ |
tira /ti.ʁa/ |
tirâmes /ti.ʁam/ |
tirâtes /ti.ʁat/ |
tirèrent /ti.ʁɛʁ/ | |
| future | tirerai /ti.ʁə.ʁe/ |
tireras /ti.ʁə.ʁa/ |
tirera /ti.ʁə.ʁa/ |
tirerons /ti.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
tirerez /ti.ʁə.ʁe/ |
tireront /ti.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | tirerais /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
tirerais /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
tirerait /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
tirerions /ti.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tireriez /ti.ʁə.ʁje/ |
tireraient /ti.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | |
| 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 anterior1 | 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 je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | tire /tiʁ/ |
tires /tiʁ/ |
tire /tiʁ/ |
tirions /ti.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tiriez /ti.ʁje/ |
tirent /tiʁ/ |
| imperfect1 | tirasse /ti.ʁas/ |
tirasses /ti.ʁas/ |
tirât /ti.ʁa/ |
tirassions /ti.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
tirassiez /ti.ʁa.sje/ |
tirassent /ti.ʁas/ | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | tire /tiʁ/ |
— | tirons /ti.ʁɔ̃/ |
tirez /ti.ʁe/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tirer” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Gallo
Etymology
From Old French tirer (“draw, pull”). Compare meaning in French traire (“to milk”), itself from Old French traire (“to draw, pull”).
Verb
tirer
- (transitive, agriculture) to milk (cows)
Latin
Verb
tirer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of tirō
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), from Medieval Latin, from Vulgar Latin *tirō, tirāre, of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”).
Verb
tirer
- to pull
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tirer | avoir tiré | |||||
| gerund | en tirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | tirant | ||||||
| past participle | tiré | ||||||
| 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 | tire | tires | tire | tirons | tirez | tirent |
| imperfect | tirois, tiroys | tirois, tiroys | tiroit, tiroyt | tirions, tiryons | tiriez, tiryez | tiroient, tiroyent | |
| past historic | tira | tiras | tira | tirasmes | tirastes | tirerent | |
| future | tirerai, tireray | tireras | tirera | tirerons | tirerez | tireront | |
| conditional | tirerois, tireroys | tirerois, tireroys | tireroit, tireroyt | tirerions, tireryons | tireriez, tireryez | tireroient, tireroyent | |
| 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 | tire | tires | tire | tirons | tirez | tirent |
| imperfect | tirasse | tirasses | tirast | tirassions | tirassiez | tirassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | tire | — | tirons | tirez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: tirer
Old French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Vulgar Latin *tirō, tirāre, of uncertain origin, probably Germanic; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”).
Verb
tirer
- to pull
- circa 1210, Henri de Valenciennes, Histoire de l'empereur Henri de Constantinople
- Ne onkes li Ascres ne tira ses regnes duskes a tant k'il vint a Niké le Grant
- circa 1210, Henri de Valenciennes, Histoire de l'empereur Henri de Constantinople
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tirer | avoir tiré | |||||
| gerund | en tirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | tirant | ||||||
| past participle | tiré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | tir | tires | tire | tirons | tirez | tirent |
| imperfect | tiroie, tireie, tiroe, tireve | tiroies, tireies, tiroes, tireves | tiroit, tireit, tirot, tireve | tiriiens, tiriens | tiriiez, tiriez | tiroient, tireient, tiroent, tirevent | |
| preterite | tirai | tiras | tira | tirames | tirastes | tirerent | |
| future | tirerai | tireras | tirera | tirerons | tireroiz, tirereiz, tirerez | tireront | |
| conditional | tireroie, tirereie | tireroies, tirereies | tireroit, tirereit | tireriiens, tireriens | tireriiez, tireriez | tireroient, tirereient | |
| 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 | tir | tirs | tirt | tirons | tirez | tirent |
| imperfect | tirasse | tirasses | tirast | tirissons, tirissiens | tirissoiz, tirissez, tirissiez | tirassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | tire | — | tirons | tirez | — | ||