espérer

/ɛs.pe.ʁe/

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
espère
past
a espéré
perfect
espéré

Meaning

  1. to hope

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

espérer contre tout espoir

espérer is the general word "to hope"; espérer contre tout espoir is a specific, intensified idiom, "to hope against hope."

Practice

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