atempter

atempter

Middle French

Etymology

Old French atanter, from Latin

Verb

atempter

1. To attempt; try
   • a. 1610, Henri IV, Lettres Missives:

     aprés ceste priere il vouldroit passer oultre et atempter aulcune chose au prejudice de nostre dicte cousine et cousin de Longueville, leur tendre la main de vostre bonne et favorable protection pour empescher toutes mauvaises entreprinses queluy et tout aultre vouldroient faire sur ce qui leur appartient

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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 atempter

		simple			compound
infinitive		atempter			avoir atempté
gerund		en atemptant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		atemptant
past participle		atempté
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	atempte	atemptes	atempte	atemptons	atemptez	atemptent
	imperfect	atemptois, atemptoys	atemptois, atemptoys	atemptoit, atemptoyt	atemptions, atemptyons	atemptiez, atemptyez	atemptoient, atemptoyent
	past historic	atempta	atemptas	atempta	atemptasmes	atemptastes	atempterent
	future	atempterai, atempteray	atempteras	atemptera	atempterons	atempterez	atempteront
	conditional	atempterois, atempteroys	atempterois, atempteroys	atempteroit, atempteroyt	atempterions, atempteryons	atempteriez, atempteryez	atempteroient, atempteroyent
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	atempte	atemptes	atempte	atemptons	atemptez	atemptent
	imperfect	atemptasse	atemptasses	atemptast	atemptassions	atemptassiez	atemptassent
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	–
		—	atempte	—	atemptons	atemptez	—

Descendants

• French: attenter