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vide.

empty

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/vid/

  1. empty

  2. devoid

  3. blank (page, tape)

  4. vacant; unfurnished (apartment)

Where this word comes from

From Old French vuit, from Vulgar Latin *vocitum. The modern French form is due to generalisation of the feminine (Old French vuide) and assimilation vui- → vi-.

noun/vid/

  1. space

    masculine

  2. vacuum, void

    masculine
    l’appel du vide

  3. emptiness

    masculine

  4. gap

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French vuit, from Vulgar Latin *vocitum. The modern French form is due to generalisation of the feminine (Old French vuide) and assimilation vui- → vi-.

verb/vid/

  1. inflection of vider: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of vider: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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