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Webster 1913 Edition
Doubter
Doubt′er
,Noun.
One who doubts; one whose opinion is unsettled; one who scruples.
Webster 1828 Edition
Doubter
DOUBTER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
doubter
doubter
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old French douter, with the b added back to reflect the Latin etymology.
Verb
doubter
- to doubt
- (reflexive, se doubter de or s'en doubter) to doubt (something)
- circa 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:
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ils avoient tort se ils s'en doubtoient
- They were wrong if they doubted it
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ils avoient tort se ils s'en doubtoient
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Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of doubter
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | doubter | avoir doubté | |||||
| gerund | en doubtant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | doubtant | ||||||
| past participle | doubté | ||||||
| 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 | doubte | doubtes | doubte | doubtons | doubtez | doubtent |
| imperfect | doubtois, doubtoys | doubtois, doubtoys | doubtoit, doubtoyt | doubtions, doubtyons | doubtiez, doubtyez | doubtoient, doubtoyent | |
| past historic | doubta | doubtas | doubta | doubtasmes | doubtastes | doubterent | |
| future | doubterai, doubteray | doubteras | doubtera | doubterons | doubterez | doubteront | |
| conditional | doubterois, doubteroys | doubterois, doubteroys | doubteroit, doubteroyt | doubterions, doubteryons | doubteriez, doubteryez | doubteroient, doubteroyent | |
| 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 | doubte | doubtes | doubte | doubtons | doubtez | doubtent |
| imperfect | doubtasse | doubtasses | doubtast | doubtassions | doubtassiez | doubtassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | doubte | — | doubtons | doubtez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: douter
Old French
Verb
doubter
- Alternative form of doter
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of doubter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | doubter | avoir doubté | |||||
| gerund | en doubtant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | doubtant | ||||||
| past participle | doubté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | doubte | doubtes | doubte | doubtons | doubtez | doubtent |
| imperfect | doubtoie, doubteie, doubtoe, doubteve | doubtoies, doubteies, doubtoes, doubteves | doubtoit, doubteit, doubtot, doubteve | doubtiiens, doubtiens | doubtiiez, doubtiez | doubtoient, doubteient, doubtoent, doubtevent | |
| preterite | doubtai | doubtas | doubta | doubtames | doubtastes | doubterent | |
| future | doubterai | doubteras | doubtera | doubterons | doubteroiz, doubtereiz, doubterez | doubteront | |
| conditional | doubteroie, doubtereie | doubteroies, doubtereies | doubteroit, doubtereit | doubteriiens, doubteriens | doubteriiez, doubteriez | doubteroient, doubtereient | |
| 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 | doubte | doubtes | doubte | doubtons | doubtez | doubtent |
| imperfect | doubtasse | doubtasses | doubtast | doubtissons, doubtissiens | doubtissoiz, doubtissez, doubtissiez | doubtassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | doubte | — | doubtons | doubtez | — | ||