tâter

/tɑ.te/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
tâte
past
a tâté
perfect
tâté

Meaning

  1. to feel, to touch

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

toucher

toucher and tâter are close synonyms for "to touch, to feel"; tâter is more about feeling or probing, like checking ripeness.

Practice

1 What does tâter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ le tissu pour vérifier sa qualité.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tâter?

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