sortir.
to exit, go out, come out
Meaning & usage
to exit, go out, come out
Je suis sorti de l'école.
to take out, bring out
Je sortais les poubelles tous les mardis et les jeudis soirs.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French, from Latin sortīrī, probably influenced by surrectus (through a Vulgar Latin form *surctus and its derivatives, possibly through a verb *surrectīre, surctīre). Compare Italian sortire, compare also Spanish surtir.
to have or take
to organise; put by sort
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French, from Latin sortīrī, probably influenced by surrectus (through a Vulgar Latin form *surctus and its derivatives, possibly through a verb *surrectīre, surctīre). Compare Italian sortire, compare also Spanish surtir.
end, closing
Au sortir du printemps
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French, from Latin sortīrī, probably influenced by surrectus (through a Vulgar Latin form *surctus and its derivatives, possibly through a verb *surrectīre, surctīre). Compare Italian sortire, compare also Spanish surtir.
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