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Webster 1913 Edition
Finer
Fin′er
,Noun.
One who fines or purifies.
Webster 1828 Edition
Finer
FI'NER
,Noun.
1.
One who refines or purifies. Prov. 25:4.2.
a. Comparative of fine.Definition 2024
finer
finer
See also: finér
English
Adjective
finer
Derived terms
Noun
finer (plural finers)
- One who fines or purifies.
Anagrams
Danish
Alternative forms
- (unofficial but common form) finér
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fineːr/, [fiˈneːˀɐ̯]
Noun
finer c (singular definite fineren, not used in plural form)
- veneer (thin covering of fine wood)
Verb
finer or finér
- imperative of finere
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb
finer
- to finish
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of finer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | finer | avoir finé | |||||
| gerund | en finant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | finant | ||||||
| past participle | finé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | fine | fines | fine | finons | finez | finent |
| imperfect | finois, finoys | finois, finoys | finoit, finoyt | finions, finyons | finiez, finyez | finoient, finoyent | |
| past historic | fina | finas | fina | finasmes | finastes | finerent | |
| future | finerai, fineray | fineras | finera | finerons | finerez | fineront | |
| conditional | finerois, fineroys | finerois, fineroys | fineroit, fineroyt | finerions, fineryons | fineriez, fineryez | fineroient, fineroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | fine | fines | fine | finons | finez | finent |
| imperfect | finasse | finasses | finast | finassions | finassiez | finassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | fine | — | finons | finez | — | ||
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin fīnīre (influenced in conjugation by Vulgar Latin *finiscere), present active infinitive of fīniō, from fīnis (“boundary, limit”).
Verb
finer
- to finish; to complete
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci commence le miracle de Théophile:
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S'en sui plus dolenz, Salatin,
Quar en françois ne en latin
Ne finai onques de proier- I am very sad about it, Satan
For neither in French nor in Latin
Have I stopped praying for you
- I am very sad about it, Satan
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S'en sui plus dolenz, Salatin,
-
- (figuratively, transitive) to kill; to murder
- (figuratively, intransitive) to die
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of finer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | finer | avoir finé | |||||
| gerund | en finant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | finant | ||||||
| past participle | finé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | fin | fines | fine | finons | finez | finent |
| imperfect | finoie, fineie, finoe, fineve | finoies, fineies, finoes, fineves | finoit, fineit, finot, fineve | finiiens, finiens | finiiez, finiez | finoient, fineient, finoent, finevent | |
| preterite | finai | finas | fina | finames | finastes | finerent | |
| future | finerai | fineras | finera | finerons | fineroiz, finereiz, finerez | fineront | |
| conditional | fineroie, finereie | fineroies, finereies | fineroit, finereit | fineriiens, fineriens | fineriiez, fineriez | fineroient, finereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | fin | fins | fint | finons | finez | finent |
| imperfect | finasse | finasses | finast | finissons, finissiens | finissoiz, finissez, finissiez | finassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | fine | — | finons | finez | — | ||
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- French: finir