Dictionary · French

assembler

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to assemble

    to gather or fit together parts to form a whole

  2. 2.

    to gather

    to bring people together in one place

  3. 3.

    to collect

    to accumulate or bring together items

Examples

  • "Les ouvriers assemblent les pièces pour construire la machine."

    The workers assemble the parts to build the machine.

  • "Une grande foule s'est assemblée devant le stade."

    A large crowd gathered in front of the stadium.

  • "Il a assemblé tous les documents nécessaires pour le dossier."

    He collected all the necessary documents for the file.

Usage

Assembler is a common, neutral verb used in technical, social, and administrative contexts. The reflexive form 's'assembler' means 'to gather' or 'to come together'. Do not confuse with 'assemble' (similar in form but means 'enough' in French).

Conjugation

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Présent

indicative
jeassemble
tuassembles
il/elleassemble
nousassemblons
vousassemblez
ils/ellesassemblent

Imparfait

indicative
jeassemblais
tuassemblais
il/elleassemblait
nousassemblions
vousassembliez
ils/ellesassemblaient

Passé Simple

indicative
jeassemblai
tuassemblas
il/elleassembla
nousassemblâmes
vousassemblâtes
ils/ellesassemblèrent

Futur Simple

indicative
jeassemblerai
tuassembleras
il/elleassemblera
nousassemblerons
vousassemblerez
ils/ellesassembleront