remonter

French

Etymology

From re- +‎ monter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁə.mɔ̃.te/
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Verb

remonter

  1. to go back up, to come back up, to climb again, to reclimb
  2. (of temperature, water level etc) to rise again, to go up again
  3. (of clothing) to go up, to ride up
  4. to go back, to return
    remonter le fil du temps ― to go back in time
  5. to go back, to date back, to hearken back (à to)
  6. to take back up, to bring back up, to put back up
  7. to get back in, to get back on, to get back onboard
  8. to turn back up
  9. (of a clock) to wind up

Usage notes
  • This verb uses the auxiliary verb avoir when used transitively (or with a transitive sense, even when the complement is omitted); otherwise (when it is intransitive), it uses être. Hence:
    il a remonté son pantalon
    he pulled his pants back up
    elle est remontée par la colline
    she came back up by the hill

Conjugation
Conjugation of remonter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple remonter
compound avoir or être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple remontant
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle remonté
/ʁə.mɔ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present remonte
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/		 remontes
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/		 remonte
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/		 remontons
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɔ̃/		 remontez
/ʁə.mɔ̃.te/		 remontent
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/
imperfect remontais
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ/		 remontais
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ/		 remontait
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ/		 remontions
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tjɔ̃/		 remontiez
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tje/		 remontaient
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 remontai
/ʁə.mɔ̃.te/		 remontas
/ʁə.mɔ̃.ta/		 remonta
/ʁə.mɔ̃.ta/		 remontâmes
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tam/		 remontâtes
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tat/		 remontèrent
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛʁ/
future remonterai
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁe/		 remonteras
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁa/		 remontera
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁa/		 remonterons
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/		 remonterez
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁe/		 remonteront
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional remonterais
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁɛ/		 remonterais
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁɛ/		 remonterait
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁɛ/		 remonterions
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 remonteriez
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁje/		 remonteraient
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir or être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir or être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir or être + past participle
future perfect future of avoir or être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir or être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present remonte
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/		 remontes
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/		 remonte
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/		 remontions
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tjɔ̃/		 remontiez
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tje/		 remontent
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/
imperfect2 remontasse
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tas/		 remontasses
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tas/		 remontât
/ʁə.mɔ̃.ta/		 remontassions
/ʁə.mɔ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/		 remontassiez
/ʁə.mɔ̃.ta.sje/		 remontassent
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir or être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir or être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — remonte
/ʁə.mɔ̃t/		 — remontons
/ʁə.mɔ̃.tɔ̃/		 remontez
/ʁə.mɔ̃.te/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir or être + past participle — simple imperative of avoir or être + past participle simple imperative of avoir or être + 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

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

remonter

  1. to remount
  2. to restore (to improve something back to its original or former state)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of remonter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive remonter avoir remonté
gerund en remontant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle remontant
past participle remonté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present remont remontes remonte remontons remontez remontent
imperfect remontoie, remonteie, remontoe, remonteve remontoies, remonteies, remontoes, remonteves remontoit, remonteit, remontot, remonteve remontiiens, remontiens remontiiez, remontiez remontoient, remonteient, remontoent, remontevent
preterite remontai remontas remonta remontames remontastes remonterent
future remonterai remonteras remontera remonterons remonteroiz, remontereiz, remonterez remonteront
conditional remonteroie, remontereie remonteroies, remontereies remonteroit, remontereit remonteriiens, remonteriens remonteriiez, remonteriez remonteroient, remontereient
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 remont remonz remont remontons remontez remontent
imperfect remontasse remontasses remontast remontissons, remontissiens remontissoiz, remontissez, remontissiez remontassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— remonte — remontons remontez —

Descendants
  • → English: remount
  • French: remonter

References
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