muser

English

Etymology

From Middle English musere, equivalent to muse +‎ -er.

Noun

muser (plural musers)

  1. One who muses.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /myze/

Verb

muser

  1. (intransitive) to wander about, usually aimlessly

Conjugation
Conjugation of muser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle musant
/my.zɑ̃/
past participle musé
/my.ze/
infinitive
simple muser
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple musant
/my.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present muse
/myz/		 muses
/myz/		 muse
/myz/		 musons
/my.zɔ̃/		 musez
/my.ze/		 musent
/myz/
imperfect musais
/my.zɛ/		 musais
/my.zɛ/		 musait
/my.zɛ/		 musions
/my.zjɔ̃/		 musiez
/my.zje/		 musaient
/my.zɛ/
past historic2 musai
/my.ze/		 musas
/my.za/		 musa
/my.za/		 musâmes
/my.zam/		 musâtes
/my.zat/		 musèrent
/my.zɛʁ/
future muserai
/myz.ʁe/		 museras
/myz.ʁa/		 musera
/myz.ʁa/		 muserons
/myz.ʁɔ̃/		 muserez
/myz.ʁe/		 museront
/myz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional muserais
/myz.ʁɛ/		 muserais
/myz.ʁɛ/		 muserait
/myz.ʁɛ/		 muserions
/my.zə.ʁjɔ̃/		 museriez
/my.zə.ʁje/		 museraient
/myz.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 muse
/myz/		 muses
/myz/		 muse
/myz/		 musions
/my.zjɔ̃/		 musiez
/my.zje/		 musent
/myz/
imperfect2 musasse
/my.zas/		 musasses
/my.zas/		 musât
/my.za/		 musassions
/my.za.sjɔ̃/		 musassiez
/my.za.sje/		 musassent
/my.zas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — muse
/myz/		 — musons
/my.zɔ̃/		 musez
/my.ze/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Synonyms

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Anagrams

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

muser

  1. to ponder; to think about
  2. to stare at in amazement
  3. to loiter; waste time

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of muser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive muser avoir musé
gerund en musant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle musant
past participle musé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present mus muses muse musons musez musent
imperfect musoie, museie, musoe, museve musoies, museies, musoes, museves musoit, museit, musot, museve musiiens, musiens musiiez, musiez musoient, museient, musoent, musevent
preterite musai musas musa musames musastes muserent
future muserai museras musera muserons museroiz, musereiz, muserez museront
conditional museroie, musereie museroies, musereies museroit, musereit museriiens, museriens museriiez, museriez museroient, musereient
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 mus mus must musons musez musent
imperfect musasse musasses musast musissons, musissiens musissoiz, musissez, musissiez musassent
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 –
— muse — musons musez —

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