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1 aimer Verb, transitive   Pronounce

(a) to love, be in love with a lover; je t'aime I love you

See also: coeur, décontracter, nerf

(b) to like, be fond of a friend, food; ~ faire qch to like doing sth, like to do sth; ne pas ~ qch to dislike sth (frm), not like sth; j'aime les frites I like chips; je n'aime pas les frites I don't like chips; elle aime jouer au foot she likes playing football; il n'aime pas travailler le weekend he doesn't like working at weekends

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(c) (in conditional) j'aimerais... I should like (frm), I'd like...; aimeriez-vous venir? would you like to come?

(d) (frm or humorous) ~ à faire to like to do; j'aime à croire que... I like to think that...


Present
j' aime, tu aimes, il/elle aime, nous aimons, vous aimez, ils/elles aiment
Imperfect
j' aimais, tu aimais, il/elle aimait, nous aimions, vous aimiez, ils/elles aimaient
Future
j' aimerai, tu aimeras, il/elle aimera, nous aimerons, vous aimerez, ils/elles aimeront
Perfect
j' ai aimé, tu as aimé, il/elle a aimé, nous avons aimé, vous avez aimé, ils/elles ont aimé
Present subjunctive
j' aime, tu aimes, il/elle aime, nous aimions, vous aimiez, ils/elles aiment

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2 s'aimer Verb, pronominal

(a) to be in love, love each other

(b) (quite old-fashioned) to make love

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