voir le jour

/vwaʁ lə ʒuʁ/

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
voit le jour
past
a vu le jour
perfect
vu le jour

Meaning

  1. to be born, come into being

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

naître

naître and "voir le jour" are close synonyms for "to be born"; "voir le jour" also more broadly means "to come into being."

Practice

1 What does voir le jour mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce projet ___ enfin le jour après des années.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches voir le jour?

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