baisser

French

Etymology

From Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin *bassiare, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /be.se/, X-SAMPA: /be.se/

Verb

baisser

1. To lower.
2. To turn down (as a volume/setting).
3. To go down, fall.
4. To fail.
5. (reflexive, se baisser) To lower oneself; to bend over.

Related terms

• bas

Conjugation

   Conjugation of baisser (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		baisser			avoir baissé
gerund		en baissant			en ayant baissé
present participle		baissant
past participle		baissé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	baisse	baisses	baisse	baissons	baissez	baissent
	imperfect	baissais	baissais	baissait	baissions	baissiez	baissaient
	past historic1	baissai	baissas	baissa	baissâmes	baissâtes	baissèrent
	future	baisserai	baisseras	baissera	baisserons	baisserez	baisseront
	conditional	baisserais	baisserais	baisserait	baisserions	baisseriez	baisseraient
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	baisse	baisses	baisse	baissions	baissiez	baissent
	imperfect1	baissasse	baissasses	baissât	baissassions	baissassiez	baissassent
compound tenses	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	–
		—	baisse	—	baissons	baissez	—
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Anagrams

• baisers
• braises

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Old French

Verb

baisser

1. to lower

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of baisser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		baisser			avoir baissé, baissez
gerund		en baissant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		baissant
past participle		baissé, baissez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	baisse	baisses	baisse	baissons	baissez, baissés	baissent
	imperfect	baissoe, baisseie, baissoie	baissoes, baisseies, baissoies	baissot, baisseit, baissoit	baissions, baissiions	baissiez, baissiiez	baissoent, baissient, baissoient
	past historic	baissa	baissas	baissa	baissames	baissastes	baisserent
	future	baisserai	baisseras	baissera	baisserons	baisserez, baissereiz	baisseront
	conditional	baisseroe, baissereie, baisseroie	baisseroes, baissereied, baisseroied	baisserot, baissereie, baisseroie	baisserions, baisseriions	baisseriez, baisseriiez	baisseroent, baissereient, baisseroient
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 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 jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	baisse	baisses	baisse	baissons	baissez	baissent
	imperfect	baissasse	baissasses	baissast	baississons	baississez, baississiez	baissassent
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, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	baisse	—	baissons	baissez	—