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cerner

Level C1

Meaning

to pin down, to grasp, to define

Example

Les enquêteurs peinent encore à cerner l'ampleur réelle du détournement.

Investigators are still struggling to pin down the true scale of the embezzlement.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
cerne
you (sg.)
cernes
he, she
cerne
we
cernons
you (pl.)
cernez
they
cernent
imperfect
I
cernais
you (sg.)
cernais
he, she
cernait
we
cernions
you (pl.)
cerniez
they
cernaient
imperative
you (sg.)
cerne
we
cernons
you (pl.)
cernez
future
I
cernerai
you (sg.)
cerneras
he, she
cernera
we
cernerons
you (pl.)
cernerez
they
cerneront
conditional
I
cernerais
you (sg.)
cernerais
he, she
cernerait
we
cernerions
you (pl.)
cerneriez
they
cerneraient
present subjunctive
I
cerne
you (sg.)
cernes
he, she
cerne
we
cernions
you (pl.)
cerniez
they
cernent
simple past
I
cernai
you (sg.)
cernas
he, she
cerna
we
cernâmes
you (pl.)
cernâtes
they
cernèrent

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