pensé

See also: pense, Pense, and pensè

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pēnsātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.se/

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Participle

pensé (feminine pensée, masculine plural pensés, feminine plural pensées)

1. past participle of penser

Etymology 2

Euphonic alteration of pense in presubject position.

Alternative forms

• pensè (post-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.se/, /pɑ̃.sɛ/

Verb

pensé

1. inflection of penser:
   1. presubject first-person singular present indicative
   2. presubject first-person singular present subjunctive

Usage notes

• Presubject form of pense (first-person singular).

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French penser (“to think”), compare Haitian Creole panse.

Verb

pensé

1. to think

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Old French

Verb

pensé

1. past participle of penser

Noun

pensé oblique singular, m (oblique plural pensez, nominative singular pensez, nominative plural pensé)

1. thought

Synonyms

• (thought): pensee, pensement

Spanish

Verb

pensé

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of pensar