élever

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See also: elever

French

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Etymology

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From é- +‎ lever, or borrowed from Latin ēlevāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /el.ve/ ~ /ɛl.ve/
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Verb

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élever

  1. to raise
  2. to bring up
  3. to elevate, to enhance
  4. (reflexive, of a voice) to be heard, to rise
  5. (reflexive) to rise, to soar

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il élève and the third-person singular future indicative il élèvera.

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