achever

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French achever, from Old French achever, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare English achieve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʃ.ve/ Rhymes: -e Homophones: achevai, achevé, achevée, achevées, achevés, achevez === Verb === achever (transitive) to finish, to complete (transitive) to finish off (someone who is already incapacitated) (reflexive, s'achever) to finish ==== Usage notes ==== False friend of English achieve (more likely to be rendered atteindre (“to attain”) or réaliser (“realize”) in French). ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il achève and the third-person singular future indicative il achèvera. ==== Derived terms ==== achevé achevé d'imprimer achèvement inachevé parachever ==== Related terms ==== chef === Further reading === “achever”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === vachère == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French achever, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. === Verb === achever to finish; to complete ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Synonyms ==== finir ==== Related terms ==== chief (“head”) ==== Descendants ==== French: achever