surenchérir

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French

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Etymology

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From sur- +‎ enchérir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sy.ʁɑ̃.ʃe.ʁiʁ/
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Verb

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surenchérir

  1. (intransitive) to place a higher bid
    Quelqu’un a surenchéri sur cette vente aux enchères.
    Someone's placed a higher bid on this auction.

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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Further reading

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