peser

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French peser, from Old French peser, from Classical Latin pēnsāre, whence also the doublet penser 'think'. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pə.ze/ Rhymes: -e Homophones: pesai, pesé, pesée, pesées, pesés === Verb === peser (intransitive) to weigh (to have a weight of) (computing, intransitive) of a file, to have a given size (transitive) to weigh (to see how much something weighs) to burden, weigh down ==== 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 pèse and the third-person singular future indicative il pèsera. ==== Derived terms ==== peser dans la balance peser le pour et le contre peser ses mots peser un âne mort ==== Related terms ==== penser pèse pesant peseur poids === Further reading === “peser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pères, Perse, perse, serpe == Middle French == === Alternative forms === poiser === Etymology === From Old French peser, see below. === Verb === peser (transitive) to weigh (ascertain the weight of) (intransitive) to weigh (have a given weight) ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Derived terms ==== pesant ==== Descendants ==== French: peser → Farefare: peese === References === peser on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “peser”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Old French == === Alternative forms === poiser === Etymology === From Latin pēnsāre. Doublet of penser 'think'. === Verb === peser to weigh (have a certain weight) (figuratively) to be a burden or a worry ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. This verb has a stressed present stem pois distinct from the unstressed stem pes. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Related terms ==== pesant ==== Descendants ==== → English: peise Middle French: peser, poiser French: peser Norman: p'ser