Voir
Example: Je veux voir le film ce soir avec mes amis.
Definition
"Voir" means to perceive or become aware of something with the eyes. It is used when someone wants to visually observe or watch something, such as in the sentence 'Je veux voir le film ce soir avec mes amis,' meaning 'I want to see the movie tonight with my friends.'
Etymology
The French word "voir" comes from the Latin verb 'vidēre,' which means 'to see.' Over time, it evolved into Old French as 'voir' and kept its visual perception meaning. Did you know that the root 'vid-' is also the source of English words like 'video' and 'vision'?
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"Voir" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 104 commonly used words.
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