paître
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: simple
Topics: falconry
Etymology: Du latin pascere, qui donna d’abord paistre (vers 1050).
Senses:
gloss: Brouter l’herbe, la manger sur la racine, ou se nourrir de certains fruits tombés par terre, en parlant des animaux.
pos: verb
examples: — […] il allait probablement être réduit à l’expédient ordinaire des chevaliers errants, qui, en pareille occasion, laissaient leurs chevaux paître et se couchaient eux-mêmes sur la terre […].
— La laine est achetée soit dans les endroits où transhument les moutons, soit dans les endroits où ils paissent pendant la saison sèche.
— Ils paissent sur des landes granitiques ou dans les dépressions plus humides des plateaux caussenards.
— Le sol, au pied des collines, se tapissait d’une herbe courte, que les rennes paissaient avec avidité, et qui devait les nourrir pendant l’hiver.
— Deux ou trois chevaux qui n’avaient pas eu la velléité de fuir, paissaient tranquillement leurs pois grimpants.
— Une vache qui paissait l’herbe abroutie du talus, leva son mufle vers lui…
gloss: Faire paître, mener paître. Paître (transitif) : nourrir
pos: verb
tags: formal
poetic
examples: Allons voir le chevrier qui paît ses chèvres barbues.
Eh bien ! voilà Toine Balou, notre berger, qui s’en va paître ses moutons autour du bosquet de la Chapelle.
Est-ce la cabane des bûcherons […], ou celle des bergers qui paissent leurs chèvres exténuées sur ces pentes stériles?
Anselme en paissant ses moutons l'avait découverte dans une clairière, plus loin que la Gayolle, à mi-chemin de Belles-Tuiles.
gloss: Conduire dans la religion (nourrir spirituellement)
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
rare
examples: Le curé de Melotte paissait depuis trente longues années le petit troupeau que le Seigneur, par l’intermédiaire de son archevêque, […], avait commis à sa garde.
gloss: Donner à manger (à un oiseau).
pos: verb
Inflected forms:
form: paître
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir pu
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en paissant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant pu
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: paissant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: pu
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je pais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu pais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on paît
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous paissons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous paissez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles paissent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je paissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu paissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on paissait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous paissions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous paissiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles paissaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je pus
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: tu pus
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: il/elle/on put
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: nous pûmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: vous pûtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: ils/elles purent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: j’eus pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je paîtrai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu paîtras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on paîtra
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous paîtrons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous paîtrez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles paîtront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je paisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu paisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on paisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous paissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous paissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles paissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je pusse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que tu pusses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: qu’il/elle/on pût
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que nous pussions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que vous pussiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: qu’ils/elles pussent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que j’eusse pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je paîtrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu paîtrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on paîtrait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous paîtrions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous paîtriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles paîtraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: pais
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: paissons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: paissez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie pu
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons pu
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez pu
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: paitre
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir pu
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en paissant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant pu
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: paissant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: pu
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je pais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu pais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on pait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous paissons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous paissez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles paissent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je paissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu paissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on paissait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous paissions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous paissiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles paissaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je pus
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: tu pus
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: il/elle/on put
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: nous pûmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: vous pûtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: ils/elles purent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
form: j’eus pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je paitrai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu paitras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on paitra
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous paitrons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous paitrez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles paitront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront pu
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je paisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu paisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on paisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous paissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous paissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles paissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je pusse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que tu pusses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: qu’il/elle/on pût
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que nous pussions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que vous pussiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: qu’ils/elles pussent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
form: que j’eusse pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent pu
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je paitrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu paitrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on paitrait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous paitrions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous paitriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles paitraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient pu
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: pais
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: paissons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: paissez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie pu
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons pu
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez pu
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: paitre
pos: verb
Derived terms: envoyer paître
repaître
repaitre
dépaître
dépaitre
surpaître
surpaitre
Related terms: paissance
pâture
pasteur
pastoral
Translations:
lang: Allemand
word: weiden
lang: Anglais
word: graze
lang: Arabe
word: يرعي
lang: Arabe
word: رَعَى
lang: Basque
word: larratu
lang: Basque
word: alhatu
lang: Catalan
word: pasturar
lang: Chleuh
word: ⴽⵙ
lang: Chleuh
word: ⴽⵙⴰ
lang: Danois
word: græsse
lang: Espagnol
word: pacer
lang: Finnois
word: laiduntaa
lang: Grec
word: βοσκώ
roman: voskố
lang: Griko
word: kosciò
lang: Griko
word: koscìzo
lang: Italien
word: pascolare
lang: Mapuche
word: ütan
lang: Néerlandais
word: grazen
lang: Néerlandais
word: weiden
lang: Normand
word: pouaître
lang: Norvégien
word: gresse
lang: Occitan
word: apasturar
lang: Portugais
word: pastar
lang: Same du Nord
word: vázzit
lang: Same du Nord
word: guohtut
lang: Wallon
word: paxhe
lang: Wallon
word: tchampyî
lang: Wallon
word: waidyî
lang: Allemand
word: weiden
lang: Anglais
word: graze
lang: Anglais
word: feed
lang: Espagnol
word: pastar
lang: Finnois
word: laiduntaa
lang: Grec ancien
word: βόσκω
roman: bóskō
lang: Latin
word: pāscō
lang: Lepcha
word: ᰙᰩᰳ
lang: Néerlandais
word: grazen
lang: Occitan
word: pasturar
lang: Occitan
word: apasturar
lang: Polonais
word: paść
lang: Shingazidja
word: hula
lang: Anglais
word: graze
lang: Finnois
word: laiduntaa
lang: Grec ancien
word: ποιμαίνω
roman: poimainô
lang: Occitan
word: apasturar
lang: Swahili
word: kulisha