estimer

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle French estimer, inherited from Old French estimer, learned borrowing from Latin aestimāre.

    Replaced inherited Old French esmer that had become homonymous with aimer.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɛs.ti.me/
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    Particularly: "Non-Parisian"

    Verb

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    estimer

    1. (transitive) to estimate, to calculate roughly
    2. (transitive) to esteem, to hold in high regard
    3. (transitive) to give some thought to, to consider
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    Conjugation

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    Descendants

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    • Norwegian Bokmål: estimere

    Further reading

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    Anagrams

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    Middle French

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old French estimer, borrowed from Latin aestimō, from Old Latin aestumō. Replaced inherited Old French esmer.

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      Verb

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      estimer

      1. to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that)
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      Conjugation

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      • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

      Derived terms

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      References

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      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Etymology

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      estimer

      1. imperative of estimere
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      Old French

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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        Learned borrowing from Latin aestimāre from the end of the 13th to the early 14th c.

        Pronunciation

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        Verb

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        estimer

        1. to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that)
          (Can we add an example for this sense?)

        Conjugation

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        This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

        Descendants

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