empêcher

/ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃe/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
empêche
past
a empêché
perfect
empêché

Meaning

  1. to prevent

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

prévenir

empêcher and prévenir are close synonyms for "to prevent"; prévenir also separately means "to warn."

Practice

1 What does empêcher mean?

2 Fill the gap: La pluie ___ le match d'avoir lieu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches empêcher?

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