sonder

to poll

transitive verb

1. (interroger)

a. to poll (personnes)

b. to sound out (pour tâter le terrain)

2. (technique)

a. to bore

b. to drill

3. (navigation)

a. to sound

4. (général)

a. to probe (atmosphère, plaie)

b. to search (bagages)

Collins French Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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Present:	sondant
Past:	sondé

Indicative of "sonder"

	Present	Imperfect	Future	Past Historic
je	sonde	sondais	sonderai	sondai
tu	sondes	sondais	sonderas	sondas
il/elle	sonde	sondait	sondera	sonda
nous	sondons	sondions	sonderons	sondâmes
vous	sondez	sondiez	sonderez	sondâtes
ils/elles	sondent	sondaient	sonderont	sondèrent

Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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