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Webster 1913 Edition
Vexer
Vex′er
,Noun.
One who vexes or troubles.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vexer
VEX'ER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
vexer
vexer
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin vēxāre, present active infinitive of vēxō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛk.se/
Verb
vexer
Related terms
Conjugation
Conjugation of vexer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | vexer | avoir vexé | |||||
| gerund | en vexant | en ayant vexé | |||||
| present participle | vexant /vɛɡ.zɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | vexé /vɛɡ.ze/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | vexe /vɛks/ |
vexes /vɛks/ |
vexe /vɛks/ |
vexons /vɛɡ.zɔ̃/ |
vexez /vɛɡ.ze/ |
vexent /vɛks/ |
| imperfect | vexais /vɛɡ.zɛ/ |
vexais /vɛɡ.zɛ/ |
vexait /vɛɡ.zɛ/ |
vexions /vɛɡ.zjɔ̃/ |
vexiez /vɛɡ.zje/ |
vexaient /vɛɡ.zɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | vexai /vɛɡ.ze/ |
vexas /vɛɡ.za/ |
vexa /vɛɡ.za/ |
vexâmes /vɛɡ.zam/ |
vexâtes /vɛɡ.zat/ |
vexèrent /vɛɡ.zɛʁ/ |
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| future | vexerai /vɛɡ.zə.ʁe/ |
vexeras /vɛɡ.zə.ʁa/ |
vexera /vɛɡ.zə.ʁa/ |
vexerons /vɛɡ.zə.ʁɔ̃/ |
vexerez /vɛɡ.zə.ʁe/ |
vexeront /vɛɡ.zə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | vexerais /vɛɡ.zə.ʁɛ/ |
vexerais /vɛɡ.zə.ʁɛ/ |
vexerait /vɛɡ.zə.ʁɛ/ |
vexerions /vɛɡ.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vexeriez /vɛɡ.zə.ʁje/ |
vexeraient /vɛɡ.zə.ʁɛ/ |
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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 | vexe /vɛks/ |
vexes /vɛks/ |
vexe /vɛks/ |
vexions /vɛɡ.zjɔ̃/ |
vexiez /vɛɡ.zje/ |
vexent /vɛks/ |
| imperfect1 |
vexasse /vɛɡ.zas/ |
vexasses /vɛɡ.zas/ |
vexât /vɛɡ.za/ |
vexassions /vɛɡ.za.sjɔ̃/ |
vexassiez /vɛɡ.za.sje/ |
vexassent /vɛɡ.zas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | vexe /vɛks/ |
— | vexons /vɛɡ.zɔ̃/ |
vexez /vɛɡ.ze/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vēxāre, present active infinitive of vēxō.
Verb
vexer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of vexer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vexer | avoir vexé | |||||
| gerund | en vexant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | vexant | ||||||
| past participle | vexé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | vexe | vexes | vexe | vexons | vexez | vexent |
| imperfect | vexoie, vexeie, vexoe, vexeve | vexoies, vexeies, vexoes, vexeves | vexoit, vexeit, vexot, vexeve | vexiiens, vexiens | vexiiez, vexiez | vexoient, vexeient, vexoent, vexevent | |
| preterite | vexai | vexas | vexa | vexames | vexastes | vexerent | |
| future | vexerai | vexeras | vexera | vexerons | vexeroiz, vexereiz, vexerez | vexeront | |
| conditional | vexeroie, vexereie | vexeroies, vexereies | vexeroit, vexereit | vexeriiens, vexeriens | vexeriiez, vexeriez | vexeroient, vexereient | |
| 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 anterior | Use the preterite 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 jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | vexe | vexes | vexe | vexons | vexez | vexent |
| imperfect | vexasse | vexasses | vexast | vexissons, vexissiens | vexissoiz, vexissez, vexissiez | vexassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | vexe | — | vexons | vexez | — | ||