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Webster 1913 Edition
Certifier
Cer′ti-fiˊer
,Noun.
One who certifies or assures.
Webster 1828 Edition
Certifier
CERTIFIER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
certifier
certifier
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *certificō, from Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛʁ.ti.fje/
Verb
certifier
- to certify (to attest as to)
Conjugation
Conjugation of certifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | certifier | avoir certifié | |||||
| gerund | en certifiant | en ayant certifié | |||||
| present participle | certifiant /sɛʁ.ti.fjɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | certifié /sɛʁ.ti.fje/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | certifie /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
certifies /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
certifie /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
certifions /sɛʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/ |
certifiez /sɛʁ.ti.fje/ |
certifient /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
| imperfect | certifiais /sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
certifiais /sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
certifiait /sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
certifiions /sɛʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/ |
certifiiez /sɛʁ.ti.fi.je/ |
certifiaient /sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | certifiai /sɛʁ.ti.fje/ |
certifias /sɛʁ.ti.fja/ |
certifia /sɛʁ.ti.fja/ |
certifiâmes /sɛʁ.ti.fjam/ |
certifiâtes /sɛʁ.ti.fjat/ |
certifièrent /sɛʁ.ti.fjɛʁ/ |
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| future | certifierai /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/ |
certifieras /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/ |
certifiera /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/ |
certifierons /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
certifierez /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/ |
certifieront /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | certifierais /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
certifierais /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
certifierait /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/ |
certifierions /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
certifieriez /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁje/ |
certifieraient /sɛʁ.ti.fi.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 | certifie /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
certifies /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
certifie /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
certifiions /sɛʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/ |
certifiiez /sɛʁ.ti.fi.je/ |
certifient /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
| imperfect1 |
certifiasse /sɛʁ.ti.fjas/ |
certifiasses /sɛʁ.ti.fjas/ |
certifiât /sɛʁ.ti.fja/ |
certifiassions /sɛʁ.ti.fja.sjɔ̃/ |
certifiassiez /sɛʁ.ti.fja.sje/ |
certifiassent /sɛʁ.ti.fjas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | certifie /sɛʁ.ti.fi/ |
— | certifions /sɛʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/ |
certifiez /sɛʁ.ti.fje/ |
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Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *certificō, from Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.
Verb
certifier
- to certify (to attest as to)
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 certifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | certifier | avoir certifïé | |||||
| gerund | en certifiant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | certifiant | ||||||
| past participle | certifïé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | certifi | certifïes | certifïe | certifions | certifïez | certifïent |
| imperfect | certifioie, certifïeie, certifioe, certifïeve | certifioies, certifïeies, certifioes, certifïeves | certifioit, certifïeit, certifiot, certifïeve | certifiiiens, certifiiens | certifiiiez, certifiiez | certifioient, certifïeient, certifioent, certifïevent | |
| preterite | certifiai | certifias | certifia | certifiames | certifiastes | certifïerent | |
| future | certifïerai | certifïeras | certifïera | certifïerons | certifïeroiz, certifïereiz, certifïerez | certifïeront | |
| conditional | certifïeroie, certifïereie | certifïeroies, certifïereies | certifïeroit, certifïereit | certifïeriiens, certifïeriens | certifïeriiez, certifïeriez | certifïeroient, certifïereient | |
| 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 | certifi | certifis | certifit | certifions | certifïez | certifïent |
| imperfect | certifiasse | certifiasses | certifiast | certifiissons, certifiissiens | certifiissoiz, certifiissez, certifiissiez | certifiassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | certifïe | — | certifions | certifïez | — | ||