sergenter
French, verb/sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃.te/
sergenter is spelled S-E-R-G-E-N-T-E-R (9 letters). Sergenter is a French verb meaning “"to send bailiffs after one; importune or press upon one"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poursuivre par le moyen des sergents”.
What does sergenter mean in English?
verb
- 1
"to send bailiffs after one; importune or press upon one"
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Poursuivre par le moyen des sergents. 2. Presser, importuner pour obtenir quelque chose. 3. Remplir l’office de sergent.
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 sergenter
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- sergentant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- sergenté participle past
- sergente first-person indicative present
- sergentes indicative present second-person
- sergentons first-person indicative plural
- sergentez indicative plural present
- sergentent indicative plural present
- sergentais first-person imperfect indicative
- sergentait imperfect indicative singular
- sergentions first-person imperfect indicative
- sergentiez imperfect indicative plural
- sergentaient imperfect indicative plural
- sergentai first-person historic indicative
- sergentas historic indicative past
- sergenta historic indicative past
- sergentâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sergenter?
- /sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃.te/
- \sɛʁ.ʒɑ̃.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.