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Webster 1828 Edition
Miter
MI'TER
, n.1.
A sacerdotal ornament worn on the head by bishops and certain abbots, on solemn occasions.2.
In architecture, an angle of 45 degrees.3.
In Irish history, a sort of base money or coin.4.
Figuratively, the dignity of bishops or abbots.MI'TER
,Verb.
T.
1.
To unite at an angle of 45 degrees.Definition 2024
miter
miter
See also: mitër
English
Alternative forms
Verb
miter (third-person singular simple present miters, present participle mitering, simple past and past participle mitered)
- to finish a material at an angle, frequently 45 degrees, or sometimes with some specific shape, so that it will fit up tightly against another piece of material, as with a picture frame.
Noun
miter (plural miters)
- Alternative spelling of mitre
Anagrams
French
Verb
miter
- (reflexive, se miter) to be eaten by mites or moths
- to construct buildings in an unregulated pattern
Conjugation
Conjugation of miter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | miter | avoir mité | |||||
| gerund | en mitant | en ayant mité | |||||
| present participle | mitant /mi.tɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | mité /mi.te/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | mite /mit/ |
mites /mit/ |
mite /mit/ |
mitons /mi.tɔ̃/ |
mitez /mi.te/ |
mitent /mit/ |
| imperfect | mitais /mi.tɛ/ |
mitais /mi.tɛ/ |
mitait /mi.tɛ/ |
mitions /mi.tjɔ̃/ |
mitiez /mi.tje/ |
mitaient /mi.tɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | mitai /mi.te/ |
mitas /mi.ta/ |
mita /mi.ta/ |
mitâmes /mi.tam/ |
mitâtes /mi.tat/ |
mitèrent /mi.tɛʁ/ |
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| future | miterai /mi.tʁe/ |
miteras /mi.tʁa/ |
mitera /mi.tʁa/ |
miterons /mi.tʁɔ̃/ |
miterez /mi.tʁe/ |
miteront /mi.tʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | miterais /mi.tʁɛ/ |
miterais /mi.tʁɛ/ |
miterait /mi.tʁɛ/ |
miterions /mi.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
miteriez /mi.tə.ʁje/ |
miteraient /mi.tʁɛ/ |
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| 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 anterior1 | 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 je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | mite /mit/ |
mites /mit/ |
mite /mit/ |
mitions /mi.tjɔ̃/ |
mitiez /mi.tje/ |
mitent /mit/ |
| imperfect1 |
mitasse /mi.tas/ |
mitasses /mi.tas/ |
mitât /mi.ta/ |
mitassions /mi.ta.sjɔ̃/ |
mitassiez /mi.ta.sje/ |
mitassent /mi.tas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | mite /mit/ |
— | mitons /mi.tɔ̃/ |
mitez /mi.te/ |
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