mériter

/me.ʁi.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
mérite
past
a mérité
perfect
mérité

Meaning

  1. to deserve

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

merecer

merecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to deserve."

Portuguese

merecer

merecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deserve."

Practice

1 What does mériter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ vraiment cette promotion.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mériter?

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