mirer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mirer, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”). Compare Spanish mirar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mi.ʁe/
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Verb

mirer

  1. (literary or dated) to watch intensely, to stare

Conjugation
Conjugation of mirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple mirer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple mirant
/mi.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle miré
/mi.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present mire
/miʁ/		 mires
/miʁ/		 mire
/miʁ/		 mirons
/mi.ʁɔ̃/		 mirez
/mi.ʁe/		 mirent
/miʁ/
imperfect mirais
/mi.ʁɛ/		 mirais
/mi.ʁɛ/		 mirait
/mi.ʁɛ/		 mirions
/mi.ʁjɔ̃/		 miriez
/mi.ʁje/		 miraient
/mi.ʁɛ/
past historic2 mirai
/mi.ʁe/		 miras
/mi.ʁa/		 mira
/mi.ʁa/		 mirâmes
/mi.ʁam/		 mirâtes
/mi.ʁat/		 mirèrent
/mi.ʁɛʁ/
future mirerai
/mi.ʁə.ʁe/		 mireras
/mi.ʁə.ʁa/		 mirera
/mi.ʁə.ʁa/		 mirerons
/mi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/		 mirerez
/mi.ʁə.ʁe/		 mireront
/mi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional mirerais
/mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 mirerais
/mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 mirerait
/mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 mirerions
/mi.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/		 mireriez
/mi.ʁə.ʁje/		 mireraient
/mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present mire
/miʁ/		 mires
/miʁ/		 mire
/miʁ/		 mirions
/mi.ʁjɔ̃/		 miriez
/mi.ʁje/		 mirent
/miʁ/
imperfect2 mirasse
/mi.ʁas/		 mirasses
/mi.ʁas/		 mirât
/mi.ʁa/		 mirassions
/mi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/		 mirassiez
/mi.ʁa.sje/		 mirassent
/mi.ʁas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — mire
/miʁ/		 — mirons
/mi.ʁɔ̃/		 mirez
/mi.ʁe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Ladin

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).

Verb

mirer

  1. to aim
  2. to admire

Conjugation
  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of mirer (first conjugation)
infinitive mirer, miré
auxiliary verb avei gerund miran
past participle miré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie tu el / ela nos vos ei / eles
present mire, mireie mires, mireies mira, mireia, mirea miron mireis mira, mireia
imperfect mirove miroves mirova mirovan mirovais mirova
future miraré miraras mirarà miraron mirareis mirarà
subjunctive che ie che tu che el / ela che nos che vos che ei / eles
present mire, mireie mires, mireies mire, mireie miron mireis mire
imperfect mirasse mirasses mirassa mirassan mirassais mirassa
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— mira, mireia — miron mirede —

Latin

Verb

mīrer

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of mīror

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”). Compare Spanish mirar.

Verb

mirer

  1. to look at; to watch

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of mirer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive mirer avoir miré
gerund en mirant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle mirant
past participle miré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present mir mires mire mirons mirez mirent
imperfect miroie, mireie, miroe, mireve miroies, mireies, miroes, mireves miroit, mireit, mirot, mireve miriiens, miriens miriiez, miriez miroient, mireient, miroent, mirevent
preterite mirai miras mira mirames mirastes mirerent
future mirerai mireras mirera mirerons mireroiz, mirereiz, mirerez mireront
conditional mireroie, mirereie mireroies, mirereies mireroit, mirereit mireriiens, mireriens mireriiez, mireriez mireroient, mirereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present mir mirs mirt mirons mirez mirent
imperfect mirasse mirasses mirast mirissons, mirissiens mirissoiz, mirissez, mirissiez mirassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— mire — mirons mirez —

Synonyms

Descendants
  • French: mirer
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