different between envisages vs envisager

English

Verb

envisages

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of envisage

French

Verb

envisages

1. second-person singular present indicative of envisager
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of envisager

English

Etymology

envisage +? -er

Noun

envisager (plural envisagers)

1. One who envisages.

French

Etymology

en- +? visage +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.vi.za.?e/

Verb

envisager

1. to envisage; to contemplate.
   • 1991, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence

     Il s'agit d'une possibilité envisagée, et si l'on prend des mesures, je ne crois pas cela provoquerait un exode massif de sociétés canadiennes.

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written envisage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

• envisageable

Further reading

• “envisager” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• vengerais