composer

English

Etymology

From compose +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) enPR: kəm-pōzʹər, IPA(key): /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kəm-pōzʹər, IPA(key): /kəmˈpəʊzə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊzə(ɹ)

Noun

composer (plural composers)

  1. One who composes; an author.
    1. Especially, one who composes music.
  2. One who, or that which, quiets or calms.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French composer, from com- +‎ poser, as an adaptation of Latin compōnō, compōnere.

Pronunciation

Verb

composer

  1. to compose
  2. to constitute, to make up
  3. to dial (a number)

Conjugation
Conjugation of composer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple composer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple composant
/kɔ̃.po.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle composé
/kɔ̃.po.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present compose
/kɔ̃.poz/		 composes
/kɔ̃.poz/		 compose
/kɔ̃.poz/		 composons
/kɔ̃.po.zɔ̃/		 composez
/kɔ̃.po.ze/		 composent
/kɔ̃.poz/
imperfect composais
/kɔ̃.po.zɛ/		 composais
/kɔ̃.po.zɛ/		 composait
/kɔ̃.po.zɛ/		 composions
/kɔ̃.po.zjɔ̃/		 composiez
/kɔ̃.po.zje/		 composaient
/kɔ̃.po.zɛ/
past historic2 composai
/kɔ̃.po.ze/		 composas
/kɔ̃.po.za/		 composa
/kɔ̃.po.za/		 composâmes
/kɔ̃.po.zam/		 composâtes
/kɔ̃.po.zat/		 composèrent
/kɔ̃.po.zɛʁ/
future composerai
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁe/		 composeras
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁa/		 composera
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁa/		 composerons
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁɔ̃/		 composerez
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁe/		 composeront
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional composerais
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁɛ/		 composerais
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁɛ/		 composerait
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁɛ/		 composerions
/kɔ̃.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/		 composeriez
/kɔ̃.po.zə.ʁje/		 composeraient
/kɔ̃.poz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present compose
/kɔ̃.poz/		 composes
/kɔ̃.poz/		 compose
/kɔ̃.poz/		 composions
/kɔ̃.po.zjɔ̃/		 composiez
/kɔ̃.po.zje/		 composent
/kɔ̃.poz/
imperfect2 composasse
/kɔ̃.po.zas/		 composasses
/kɔ̃.po.zas/		 composât
/kɔ̃.po.za/		 composassions
/kɔ̃.po.za.sjɔ̃/		 composassiez
/kɔ̃.po.za.sje/		 composassent
/kɔ̃.po.zas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — compose
/kɔ̃.poz/		 — composons
/kɔ̃.po.zɔ̃/		 composez
/kɔ̃.po.ze/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From com- +‎ poser, as an adaptation of Latin compōnō, compōnere.

Verb

composer

  1. To come to an agreement.
  2. To compose; to create; to make; to manufacture.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of composer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive composer avoir composé
gerund en composant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle composant
past participle composé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present compos composes compose composons composez composent
imperfect composoie, composeie, composoe, composeve composoies, composeies, composoes, composeves composoit, composeit, composot, composeve composiiens, composiens composiiez, composiez composoient, composeient, composoent, composevent
preterite composai composas composa composames composastes composerent
future composerai composeras composera composerons composeroiz, composereiz, composerez composeront
conditional composeroie, composereie composeroies, composereies composeroit, composereit composeriiens, composeriens composeriiez, composeriez composeroient, composereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present compos compos compost composons composez composent
imperfect composasse composasses composast composissons, composissiens composissoiz, composissez, composissiez composassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— compose — composons composez —

Descendants
  • → English: compose
  • French: composer
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