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- [french]
- /frɛntʃ/
- /frentʃ/
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- [french]
- /frɛntʃ/
Definitions of french word
- adjective french of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking. 1
- noun french Alice ("Octave Thanet") 1850–1934, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. 1
- noun french Daniel Chester, 1850–1931, U.S. sculptor. 1
- noun french Sir John Denton Pinkstone [den-tn pingk-stohn,, -stuh n] /ˈdɛn tn ˈpɪŋk stoʊn,, -stən/ (Show IPA), 1st Earl of Ypres, 1852–1925, English field marshal in World War I. 1
- noun french Marilyn, 1929–2009, U.S. novelist and nonfiction writer. 1
- verb with object french (often lowercase) to prepare (food) according to a French method. 1
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Origin of french
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English Frensh, French, Old English Frenc(sc). See Frank, -ish1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for French
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
french popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
french usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for french
verb french
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
- greet — to lament; bewail.
- smack — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
noun french
- insular — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- catalan — Something that is Catalan belongs or relates to Catalonia, its people, or its language. Catalonia is a region of Spain.
- continental — Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain.
- italian — of or relating to Italy, its people, or their language.
- latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
adjective french
- romance — Music. a short, simple melody, vocal or instrumental, of tender character.
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