éprouver

Definitions of éprouver
  1. verb
    undergo
    synonyms: avoir
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    recevoir, rencontrer
    experience as a reaction
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    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    pass through
    synonyms: avoir
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    encaisser, se soumettre à, subir
    accept or undergo, often unwillingly
    fouiller, passer par, subir, vivre
    go or live through
    subir
    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    expérimenter, vivre
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    faire
    experience or feel or submit to
    endurer, souffrir, subir, supporter
    undergo or be subjected to
    endurer, souffrir, subir
    undergo or suffer
    ressentir, sentir
    undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
    jouir
    have for one's benefit
    trouver
    perceive or be contemporaneous with
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    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  3. verb
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
    synonyms: ressentir
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    ressentir, ressentir à nouveau
    experience anew
    se consumer
    have strong suppressed feelings
    entretenir, maintenir
    maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
    se calmer, se refroidir
    feel less enamoured of something or somebody
    se fâcher, se mettre en colère, voir rouge
    become angry
    endurer, souffrir, souffrir émotionelement
    experience (emotional) pain
    bouillir, fumer, s'emporter
    be mad, angry, or furious
    regretter, se repentir
    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
    devenir triste, s'attrister
    come to feel sad
    se réjouir
    feel happiness or joy
    compatir, comprendre
    share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
    prendre fierté, être fier
    feel proud of
    brûler
    feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
    s'égayer
    become cheerful
    agoniser, angoisser
    suffer agony or anguish
    perdre
    suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
    pleurer, s'affliger, être affligé
    feel grief
    exulter, être aux anges
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  4. verb
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    synonyms: expérimenter, vivre
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    fouiller, passer par, subir, vivre
    go or live through
  5. verb
    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
    synonyms: subir
    souffrir de
    suffer from; be ill with
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    craquer, s'écrouler
    suffer a nervous breakdown
  6. verb
    experience (emotional) pain
    synonyms: endurer, souffrir, souffrir émotionelement
    accepter, supporter, tolérer
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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    agoniser, angoisser
    suffer agony or anguish
    perdre
    suffer the loss of a person through death or removal
    pleurer, s'affliger, être affligé
    feel grief
    pleurer
    feel sadness
    compatir, plaindre
    share the suffering of
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    ressentir
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
  7. verb
    give pain or trouble to
    synonyms: mettre à l'épreuve
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    angoisser
    cause emotional anguish or make miserable
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