croiser

French

Etymology

croix +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Verb

croiser

1. to cross, to put in the shape of a cross
2. to cross, to go across

   Croisez le chemin. - Cross the path.

3. (of two routes) to cross, to intersect
4. to cross, to crossbreed
5. to meet unexpectedly, to run into, to bump into

Conjugation

   Conjugation of croiser (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		croiser			avoir croisé
gerund		en croisant			en ayant croisé
present participle		croisant
past participle		croisé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	croise	croises	croise	croisons	croisez	croisent
	imperfect	croisais	croisais	croisait	croisions	croisiez	croisaient
	past historic1	croisai	croisas	croisa	croisâmes	croisâtes	croisèrent
	future	croiserai	croiseras	croisera	croiserons	croiserez	croiseront
	conditional	croiserais	croiserais	croiserait	croiserions	croiseriez	croiseraient
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	croise	croises	croise	croisions	croisiez	croisent
	imperfect1	croisasse	croisasses	croisât	croisassions	croisassiez	croisassent
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	–
		—	croise	—	croisons	croisez	—
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Related terms

• croisade
• croisement
• croiser le fer
• croiser les doigts
• croiseur
• entrecroiser
• mots croisés

Anagrams

• sorcier