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prêt.

ready

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pʁɛ//pʁɛ.t‿//pʁe.t‿/
  1. ready

    Je ne suis pas prêt.
    Tenez-vous prêt pour partir dans deux heures.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Latin stō Latin praestō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin praestus Old French prest Middle French prest French prêt Inherited from Middle French prest, from Old French prest, from Late Latin praestus, from the Latin adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto. Doublet of preste.

noun/pʁɛ//pʁɛ.t‿//pʁe.t‿/
  1. loan

    masculine
  2. lending, loaning

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old French prester Old French prest Middle French prest French prêt Inherited from Middle French prest, from Old French prest, deverbal from prester (whence Modern French prêter). Compare English prest (“loan; duty, tax”).

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