quérir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French querir, from Old French querre (with conjugation change), from Latin quaerere (“to seek”). Compare also Walloon cweri. Cognate with Portuguese querer and Spanish querer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ke.ʁiʁ/ === Verb === quérir (literary or archaic) to seek; used especially after certain verbs Il a fait (ou envoyé) quérir son frère. ― He bade his brother come. Il est allé quérir le château. ― He went in quest of the castle. (archaic) to want ==== Conjugation ==== Many dictionaries give quérir as a defective verb, only appearing as an infinitive. However historically, it has a conjugation. ==== Derived terms ==== acquérir conquérir enquérir requérir ==== Descendants ==== Sabir: quérir === Further reading === “quérir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Sabir == === Etymology === From French quérir (“to seek”). === Verb === quérir to want === References === Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque