jeter

/ʒə.te/

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
jette
past
a jeté
perfect
jeté

Meaning

  1. to throw away

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

Similar words

mettre au rebut

jeter and "mettre au rebut" are close synonyms for "to discard, to throw away," largely interchangeable.

lancer

jeter is more about discarding or throwing away; lancer is more about throwing with purpose or force, like a ball.

Practice

1 What does jeter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ les vieux journaux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jeter?

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