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avancer

avancer

Danish

Noun

avancer c

  1. plural indefinite of avance

Verb

avancer or avancér

  1. imperative of avancere

French

Pronunciation

Verb

avancer

  1. (intransitive) to advance, to go forward
  2. (intransitive) to progress
  3. (transitive) to bring forward, to advance
  4. (transitive) to propose, to put forward
  5. (reflexive, ~ vers) to move towards, to go up to, to approach

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’.

Related terms


Old French

Verb

avancer

  1. Alternative form of avancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.