prêter

/pʁɛ.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
prête
past
a prêté
perfect
prêté

Meaning

  1. to lend

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

Spanish

prestar

prestar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to lend."

Portuguese

emprestar

emprestar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lend."

Practice

1 What does prêter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ son vélo à son ami.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches prêter?

verb

Last updated