jeter

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French jeter, from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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jeter

  1. (transitive) to throw
  2. (transitive) to throw away, to discard
    • 2015, Zaz, Si jamais j'oublie:
      Et s’il me prend l’envie d’ m’en aller, enferme-moi et jette la clé
      And if I feel like leaving, lock me up and throw away the key
  3. (card games) to throw away, discard
  4. (reflexive) to throw oneself (into, out of, etc.)
    L’Amazone se jette dans l’Océan Atlantique.The Amazon empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
  5. (reflexive) to rush oneself [with sur ‘onto someone/something’]

Conjugation

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With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.

Verb

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jeter

  1. to throw

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • French: jeter
  • Norman: j'ter (Jersey)
  • English: jet, jetsam, jut, jettison

Slovene

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Noun

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jeter

  1. genitive plural of jetra