French Word of the Day
payer
/pa-YÉ/ • verb — 29th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to pay; to give money in exchange for goods or services or to settle a bill
Examples
- Je vais payer la note.
(I'll pay the bill.) - Est-ce que tu peux payer avec une carte ?
(Can you pay with a card?) - Il a payé pour tout le monde.
(He paid for everyone.)
Synonyms
- régler
- s'acquitter
Commonly used in everyday transactions. You can say payer quelque chose (to pay for something), payer pour quelqu'un (to pay for someone) or payer à quelqu'un (to pay someone). Note the present-tense forms: je paie / je paye, tu paies / tu payes, il paie, nous payons, vous payez, ils paient.
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