naguère
French, adverb/na.ɡɛʁ/
naguère is spelled N-A-G-U-È-R-E (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,000th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Naguère is a French adverb meaning “long ago, formerly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Récemment ; il y a peu”.
What does naguère mean in English?
adverb
- 1
obsoleterecently, not long ago
- 2
long ago, formerly
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Récemment ; il y a peu. 2. Peu de temps auparavant ; auparavant. 3. Il y a longtemps.
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 naguère
- naguères alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce naguère?
- /na.ɡɛʁ/
- \na.ɡɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is naguère in French?
naguère appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).