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Webster 1913 Edition
Lancer
Lan′cer
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
lancier
.] 1.
One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a member of a mounted body of men armed with lances, attached to the cavalry service of some nations.
Wilhelm.
2.
A lancet.
[Obs.]
3.
pl.
(Dancing)
A set of quadrilles of a certain arrangement.
[Written also
lanciers
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Lancer
L'ANCER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
lancer
lancer
English
Noun
lancer (plural lancers)
Synonyms
Translations
cavalry solider with a lance
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External links
French
Etymology
From Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea. Compare Catalan llançar, Italian lanciare, Occitan and Portuguese lançar, Spanish lanzar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑ̃.se/
Verb
lancer
Conjugation
This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.
Conjugation of lancer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | lancer | avoir lancé | |||||
| gerund | en lançant | en ayant lancé | |||||
| present participle | lançant /lɑ̃.sɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | lancé /lɑ̃.se/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | lance /lɑ̃s/ |
lances /lɑ̃s/ |
lance /lɑ̃s/ |
lançons /lɑ̃.sɔ̃/ |
lancez /lɑ̃.se/ |
lancent /lɑ̃s/ |
| imperfect | lançais /lɑ̃.sɛ/ |
lançais /lɑ̃.sɛ/ |
lançait /lɑ̃.sɛ/ |
lancions /lɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
lanciez /lɑ̃.sje/ |
lançaient /lɑ̃.sɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | lançai /lɑ̃.se/ |
lanças /lɑ̃.sa/ |
lança /lɑ̃.sa/ |
lançâmes /lɑ̃.sam/ |
lançâtes /lɑ̃.sat/ |
lancèrent /lɑ̃.sɛʁ/ |
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| future | lancerai /lɑ̃.sʁe/ |
lanceras /lɑ̃.sʁa/ |
lancera /lɑ̃.sʁa/ |
lancerons /lɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/ |
lancerez /lɑ̃.sʁe/ |
lanceront /lɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | lancerais /lɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
lancerais /lɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
lancerait /lɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
lancerions /lɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
lanceriez /lɑ̃.sə.ʁje/ |
lanceraient /lɑ̃.sʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | lance /lɑ̃s/ |
lances /lɑ̃s/ |
lance /lɑ̃s/ |
lancions /lɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
lanciez /lɑ̃.sje/ |
lancent /lɑ̃s/ |
| imperfect1 |
lançasse /lɑ̃.sas/ |
lançasses /lɑ̃.sas/ |
lançât /lɑ̃.sa/ |
lançassions /lɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
lançassiez /lɑ̃.sa.sje/ |
lançassent /lɑ̃.sas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | lance /lɑ̃s/ |
— | lançons /lɑ̃.sɔ̃/ |
lancez /lɑ̃.se/ |
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Synonyms
Noun
lancer m (plural lancers)