fumer

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːmə(r)

Noun

fumer (plural fumers)

1. One who makes or uses perfumes.

Anagrams

• femur

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French

Etymology

From Latin fūmāre, present active infinitive of fūmō.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fy.me/, X-SAMPA: /fy.me/

Verb

fumer

1. (transitive, intransitive) to smoke
2. (intransitive) to emit smoke
3. (intransitive) to steam
   • 1963, Nicolas Bouvier, L'Usage du Monde, 2005 ed., Payot & Rivages, ISBN 978-2-228-89401-2, p. 164

     J'en ressortais vers six heures, léger, lavé jusqu'à l'âme et fumant dans le froid comme un torchon mouillé.

     — I would re-emerge at about six o'clock, light and clean right through to the spirit, and steaming in the cold like a damp dishcloth. — 1992, Robyn Marsack (trans.), The Way of the World, 2011 ed., Eland, ISBN 978-1-78060-090-1

Conjugation

   Conjugation of fumer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		fumer			avoir fumé
gerund		en fumant			en ayant fumé
present participle		fumant
past participle		fumé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	fume	fumes	fume	fumons	fumez	fument
	imperfect	fumais	fumais	fumait	fumions	fumiez	fumaient
	past historic1	fumai	fumas	fuma	fumâmes	fumâtes	fumèrent
	future	fumerai	fumeras	fumera	fumerons	fumerez	fumeront
	conditional	fumerais	fumerais	fumerait	fumerions	fumeriez	fumeraient
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	fume	fumes	fume	fumions	fumiez	fument
	imperfect1	fumasse	fumasses	fumât	fumassions	fumassiez	fumassent
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	–
		—	fume	—	fumons	fumez	—
1literary tenses

Related terms

to smoke

cannabis cigare cigarette crapoter fume-cigarette fumée

fumeur fumoir griller opium pipe tabac

to emit smoke

fumée fumigène

• fumet
• fumeux
• fumiste

Anagrams

• fémur

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Latin

Verb

fūmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fūmō

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Middle French

Verb

fumer

1. to smoke (cook using smoke)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of fumer

		simple			compound
infinitive		fumer			avoir fumé
gerund		en fumant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		fumant
past participle		fumé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (may be j' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	fume	fumes	fume	fumons	fumez	fument
	imperfect	fumois, fumoys	fumois, fumoys	fumoit, fumoyt	fumions, fumyons	fumiez, fumyez	fumoient, fumoyent
	past historic	fuma	fumas	fuma	fumasmes	fumastes	fumerent
	future	fumerai, fumeray	fumeras	fumera	fumerons	fumerez	fumeront
	conditional	fumerois, fumeroys	fumerois, fumeroys	fumeroit, fumeroyt	fumerions, fumeryons	fumeriez, fumeryez	fumeroient, fumeroyent
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 je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	fume	fumes	fume	fumons	fumez	fument
	imperfect	fumasse	fumasses	fumast	fumassions	fumassiez	fumassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
		—	fume	—	fumons	fumez	—