clore
See also: Clore and cloré
French
Etymology
From Middle French clore, from Old French clore, from Latin claudere, present active infinitive of claudō, from Proto-Italic *klaudō. Now largely replaced by fermer because of interference with clouer in certain conjugated forms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɔʁ/
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Verb
clore (defective)
- (transitive) close (put an end to)
- La discussion est close. ― The discussion is closed.
Conjugation
This verb is not conjugated in certain tenses.This verb is impersonal and is conjugated only in the third-person singular.
Conjugation of clore (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | clore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | closant /klo.zɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | clos /klo/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | — | — | clôt /klo/ | — | — | — |
| imperfect | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| past historic2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| future | — | — | clora /klɔ.ʁa/ | — | — | — | |
| conditional | — | — | clorait /klɔ.ʁɛ/ | — | — | — | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | — | — | close /kloz/ | — | — | — |
| imperfect2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
This verb is not conjugated in certain tenses.
Conjugation of clore (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | clore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | closant /klo.zɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | clos /klo/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | clos /klo/ | clos /klo/ | clôt /klo/ | closons /klo.zɔ̃/ | closez /klo.ze/ | closent /kloz/ |
| imperfect | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| past historic2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| future | clorai /klɔ.ʁe/ | cloras /klɔ.ʁa/ | clora /klɔ.ʁa/ | clorons /klɔ.ʁɔ̃/ | clorez /klɔ.ʁe/ | cloront /klɔ.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | clorais /klɔ.ʁɛ/ | clorais /klɔ.ʁɛ/ | clorait /klɔ.ʁɛ/ | clorions /klɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ | cloriez /klɔ.ʁje/ | cloraient /klɔ.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | close /kloz/ | closes /kloz/ | close /kloz/ | closions /klo.zjɔ̃/ | closiez /klo.zje/ | closent /kloz/ |
| imperfect2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | clos /klo/ | — | closons /klo.zɔ̃/ | closez /klo.ze/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Related terms
- cloison
- clos
- clôture
- clôturer
- déclore
- enclore
Further reading
- “clore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French clore.
Verb
clore
- (transitive) to enclose (surround something with something)
Descendants
- French: clore
Old French
Etymology
From Latin claudere, present active infinitive of claudō.
Verb
clore
- to close
- to enclose (with walls, etc.)
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Clos de haut mur et de fossé
- Enclosed between high walls and a moat
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of clore (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | clore | avoir clos | |||||
| gerund | en cloant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | cloant | ||||||
| past participle | clos | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | clo | cloz | clot | cloons | cloez | cloent |
| imperfect | clooie, cloeie | clooies, cloeies | clooit, cloeit | cloïiens, cloïens | cloïiez, cloïez | clooient, cloeient | |
| preterite | clos | cloṣis | clost | cloṣimes | cloṣistes | closdrent | |
| future | clorai, clorrai | cloras, clorras | clora, clorra | clorons, clorrons | cloroiz, cloreiz, clorez, clorroiz, clorreiz, clorrez | cloront, clorront | |
| conditional | cloroie, cloreie, clorroie, clorreie | cloroies, cloreies, clorroies, clorreies | cloroit, cloreit, clorroit, clorreit | cloriiens, cloriens, clorriiens, clorriens | cloriiez, cloriez, clorriiez, clorriez | cloroient, cloreient, clorroient, clorreient | |
| 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 | cloe | cloes | cloe | cloons | cloez | cloent |
| imperfect | cloṣisse | cloṣisses | cloṣist | cloṣissons, cloṣissiens | cloṣissoiz, cloṣissez, cloṣissiez | cloṣissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | clo | — | cloons | cloez | — | ||
Related terms
- enclore
Descendants
- Middle French: clore
- French: clore
Further reading
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (clore, supplement)
Portuguese
Verb
clore
- inflection of clorar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
clore
- inflection of clorar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative