plier in French dictionary

  • plier

    Meanings and definitions of "plier"

    Synonyms of "plier" in French dictionary

    emballer, emboîter, recourber are the top synonyms of "plier" in the French thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "plier" in French dictionary

    déplier is the antonym of "plier" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of plier

    • (Verb)    Conjugation of plier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive plier avoir plié
      gerund en pliant en ayant plié
      present participle pliant
      past participle plié
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present plie plies plie plions pliez plient
      imperfect pliais pliais pliait pliions pliiez pliaient
      past historic1 pliai plias plia pliâmes pliâtes plièrent
      future plierai plieras pliera plierons plierez plieront
      conditional plierais plierais plierait plierions plieriez plieraient
      compoundtenses 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 anterior1 Use the past historic 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 je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
      simpletenses present plie plies plie pliions pliiez plient
      imperfect1 pliasse pliasses pliât pliassions pliassiez pliassent
      compoundtenses past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      — plie — plions pliez —
      1literary tenses
    • plier, pliant, (avoir) plié, plier-, pli-, pli-
    • Conjugation of plier
      simple compound
      infinitive plier avoir plié
      gerund en pliant en ayant plié
      present participle pliant
      /pli.jɑ̃/
      past participle plié
      /pli.je/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present plie
      /pli/       		plies
      /pli/       		plie
      /pli/       		plions
      /pli.jɔ̃/       		pliez
      /pli.je/       		plient
      /pli/
      imperfect pliais
      /pli.jɛ/       		pliais
      /pli.jɛ/       		pliait
      /pli.jɛ/       		pliions
      /pli.jɔ̃/       		pliiez
      /pli.je/       		pliaient
      /pli.jɛ/
      past historic1 pliai
      /pli.je/       		plias
      /pli.ja/       		plia
      /pli.ja/       		pliâmes
      /pli.jam/       		pliâtes
      /pli.jat/       		plièrent
      /pli.jɛʁ/
      future plierai
      /pli.ʁe/       		plieras
      /pli.ʁa/       		pliera
      /pli.ʁa/       		plierons
      /pli.ʁɔ̃/       		plierez
      /pli.ʁe/       		plieront
      /pli.ʁɔ̃/
      conditional plierais
      /pli.ʁɛ/       		plierais
      /pli.ʁɛ/       		plierait
      /pli.ʁɛ/       		plierions
      /pli.ʁjɔ̃/       		plieriez
      /pli.ʁje/       		plieraient
      /pli.ʁɛ/
      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 anterior1 Use the past historic 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 je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
      simple
      tenses       		present plie
      /pli/       		plies
      /pli/       		plie
      /pli/       		pliions
      /pli.jɔ̃/       		pliiez
      /pli.je/       		plient
      /pli/
      imperfect1 pliasse
      /pli.jas/       		pliasses
      /pli.jas/       		pliât
      /pli.ja/       		pliassions
      /pli.ja.sjɔ̃/       		pliassiez
      /pli.ja.sje/       		pliassent
      /pli.jas/
      compound
      tenses       		past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      — plie
      /pli/       		— plions
      /pli.jɔ̃/       		pliez
      /pli.je/       		—
      1literary tenses

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