french
//fɹɛnt͡ʃ//
Forms
- Plural
- french
- Comparative
- more french
- Superlative
- most french
- present (v1)
- french
- past (v2)
- frenched
- past participle (v3)
- frenched
- present participle
- frenching
- 3rd person singular
- frenches
Definitions
1.The people of France; groups of French people.
- Under the Fourth Republic, more and more French unionized.
- The Hundred Years' War was fought between the English and the French.
- On the way, scouts reported that some French were heading toward them across the ice.
2.A French person.
- I will not speak French with you again.
- I'm going to study French for one semester.
- In Canada, people speak English and French.
1.Of or relating to France.
- That must have hurt, especially because you knew the French children weren’t even trying. “Uh, go on, play weez your seellee nambeurs. Zey tell you nosseeng of ze true naytcheur of ze soula. I’ll weepa for you.”
2.Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
3.Of or related to oral sex, especially fellatio.(slang)
- She was a tall redhead, with a shape that would make you jump for joy and a reputation as the best French girl in the place.
4.Of or relating to the French language.
1.To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
2.Alternative letter-case form of french.
- Even before I thought about what I was doing we Frenched and kissed with tongues.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1706
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *frankô
Proto-West Germanic *Frankō
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk
Old English Frencisċder.
Middle English Frensch
English French