clore

From Middle French clore, from Old French clore, from Latin claudere, present active infinitive of claudō, from Proto-Italic *klaudō. Now largely replaced by fermer because of interference with clouer in certain conjugated forms.

• IPA^(key): /klɔʁ/

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clore (defective)

1. close (put an end to)

This verb is not conjugated in certain tenses. This verb is impersonal and is conjugated only in the third-person singular.

This verb is not conjugated in certain tenses.

• “clore” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Old French clore.

clore

1. (transitive) to enclose (surround something with something)

• French: clore

From Latin claudere, present active infinitive of claudō.

clore

1. to close
2. to enclose (with walls, etc.)
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':

     Clos de haut mur et de fossé

     Enclosed between high walls and a moat

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• enclore

• Middle French: clore
  • French: clore

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (clore, supplement)

clore

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of clorar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of clorar
3. first-person singular imperative of clorar
4. third-person singular imperative of clorar

clore

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of clorar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of clorar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of clorar.