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Webster 1913 Edition
Brancher
Branch′er
,Noun.
1.
That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
2.
(Falconry)
A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brancher
BR'ANCHER
,Noun.
1.
A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.Definition 2024
brancher
brancher
English
Noun
brancher (plural branchers)
- That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
- (falconry) A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃.ʃe/
Verb
brancher
Conjugation
Conjugation of brancher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | brancher | avoir branché | |||||
| gerund | en branchant | en ayant branché | |||||
| present participle | branchant /bʁɑ̃.ʃɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | branché /bʁɑ̃.ʃe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | branche /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
branches /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
branche /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
branchons /bʁɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/ |
branchez /bʁɑ̃.ʃe/ |
branchent /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
| imperfect | branchais /bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/ |
branchais /bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/ |
branchait /bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/ |
branchions /bʁɑ̃.ʃjɔ̃/ |
branchiez /bʁɑ̃.ʃje/ |
branchaient /bʁɑ̃.ʃɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | branchai /bʁɑ̃.ʃe/ |
branchas /bʁɑ̃.ʃa/ |
brancha /bʁɑ̃.ʃa/ |
branchâmes /bʁɑ̃.ʃam/ |
branchâtes /bʁɑ̃.ʃat/ |
branchèrent /bʁɑ̃.ʃɛʁ/ |
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| future | brancherai /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁe/ |
brancheras /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁa/ |
branchera /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁa/ |
brancherons /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɔ̃/ |
brancherez /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁe/ |
brancheront /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | brancherais /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/ |
brancherais /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/ |
brancherait /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/ |
brancherions /bʁɑ̃.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
brancheriez /bʁɑ̃.ʃə.ʁje/ |
brancheraient /bʁɑ̃ʃ.ʁɛ/ |
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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 | branche /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
branches /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
branche /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
branchions /bʁɑ̃.ʃjɔ̃/ |
branchiez /bʁɑ̃.ʃje/ |
branchent /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
| imperfect1 |
branchasse /bʁɑ̃.ʃas/ |
branchasses /bʁɑ̃.ʃas/ |
branchât /bʁɑ̃.ʃa/ |
branchassions /bʁɑ̃.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ |
branchassiez /bʁɑ̃.ʃa.sje/ |
branchassent /bʁɑ̃.ʃas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | branche /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ |
— | branchons /bʁɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/ |
branchez /bʁɑ̃.ʃe/ |
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