fait

== English == === Noun === fait (plural faits) Misspelling of fate. Only used in fait accompli. === Anagrams === fiat, IATF, Fiat, FIAT, Taif, fita, Tafi == French == === Alternative forms === faict (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French fait, from Old French fet, from Latin factum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ/ Homophones: fais, faits, faix (general), fée, fées (some speakers) IPA(key): /fɛt/ (alternatively for the noun) Homophones: faite, faites, faits (general), faîte, faîtes, fête, fêtent, fêtes (except regionally) === Noun === fait m (plural faits) fact ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: fè, fèt === Verb === fait third-person singular present indicative of faire === Participle === fait (feminine faite, masculine plural faits, feminine plural faites) past participle of faire ==== Derived terms ==== l'habit ne fait pas le moine === Adjective === fait (feminine faite, masculine plural faits, feminine plural faites) done cut out mature or ripe (slang) drunk === Further reading === “fait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === fiât == Middle French == === Verb === fait m (feminine singular faite, masculine plural fais, feminine plural faites) past participle of faire; alternative form of faict === Noun === fait m (plural fais) alternative form of faict == Welsh == === Verb === fait soft mutation of bait === Mutation ===