Polyglot Dictionary

rencontrer

/ʁɑ̃kɔ̃tʁe/

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

Forms

present
rencontre
past
a rencontré
perfect
rencontré

Meaning

  1. to meet

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

rejoindre

Near-total synonyms for meeting someone; rejoindre leans toward meeting up with someone already underway, rencontrer can be a first encounter.

Similar in other languages

German

treffen

treffen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to meet."

Practice

1 What does rencontrer mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches rencontrer?

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