French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin dēmorārī.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /də.mœ.ʁe/, /də.mø.ʁe/
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Verb

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demeurer

  1. to live, stay
  2. (formal) to stay, to remain, to stop for a long time
  3. (figuratively) to last, to persist

Usage notes

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  • The definition to remain is conjugated with the auxiliary verb être instead of avoir.

Conjugation

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