parachever

French

Etymology

par- + achever

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁaʃ.ve/

Verb

parachever

  1. (transitive) to complete, finalize, perfect

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated mostly like the regular -er verbs (parler and chanter and so on), but the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-. For example, in the third-person singular present indicative, we have il parachève rather than *il paracheve. Other verbs conjugated this way include lever and mener. Related but distinct conjugations include those of appeler and préférer.

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