égayer
French, verb/e.ɡɛ.je/
égayer is spelled É-G-A-Y-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Égayer is a French verb meaning “to entertain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rendre gai”.
What does égayer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to entertain
- 2
to brighten up (make appear more jolly)
- 3
to have fun, to enjoy oneself
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Rendre gai. 2. Rendre moins touffu, éclaircir les branches. 3. Rendre agréable ; répandre certains ornements. 4. Devenir gai.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of égayer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- égayant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- égayé participle past
- égaye first-person indicative present
- égaie first-person indicative present
- égayes indicative present second-person
- égaies indicative present second-person
- égayons first-person indicative plural
- égayez indicative plural present
- égayent indicative plural present
- égaient indicative plural present
- égayais first-person imperfect indicative
- égayait imperfect indicative singular
- égayions first-person imperfect indicative
- égayiez imperfect indicative plural
- égayaient imperfect indicative plural
- égayai first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce égayer?
- /e.ɡɛ.je/
- /e.ɡe.je/
- \e.ɡɛ.je\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is égayer in French?
égayer appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).