courtiser

/kuʁ.ti.ze/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
courtise
past
a courtisé
perfect
courtisé

Meaning

  1. to court, to woo

    • Il courtise sa voisine depuis le printemps.

      He has been courting his neighbor since spring.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

buhlen

buhlen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to court, to woo."

Practice

1 What does courtiser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ sa voisine depuis le printemps.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches courtiser?

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