Infinitive
desister
Gerund
desistant
Participles
| Present | desistant |
| Past | desisté |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | desiste |
| 2nd sing. | desistes |
| 3rd sing. | desiste |
| 1st plur. | desistons |
| 2nd plur. | desistez |
| 3rd plur. | desistent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | desistois; desistoys |
| 2nd sing. | desistois; desistoys |
| 3rd sing. | desistoit; desistoyt |
| 1st plur. | desistions; desistyons |
| 2nd plur. | desistiez; desistyez |
| 3rd plur. | desistoient; desistoyent |
Past Historic
| 1st sing. | desista |
| 2nd sing. | desistas |
| 3rd sing. | desista |
| 1st plur. | desistasmes |
| 2nd plur. | desistastes |
| 3rd plur. | desisterent |
Future
| 1st sing. | desisterai; desisteray |
| 2nd sing. | desisteras |
| 3rd sing. | desistera |
| 1st plur. | desisterons |
| 2nd plur. | desisterez |
| 3rd plur. | desisteront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | desisterois; desisteroys |
| 2nd sing. | desisterois; desisteroys |
| 3rd sing. | desisteroit; desisteroyt |
| 1st plur. | desisterions; desisteryons |
| 2nd plur. | desisteriez; desisteryez |
| 3rd plur. | desisteroient; desisteroyent |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | desiste |
| 2nd sing. | desistes |
| 3rd sing. | desiste |
| 1st plur. | desistons |
| 2nd plur. | desistez |
| 3rd plur. | desistent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | desistasse |
| 2nd sing. | desistasses |
| 3rd sing. | desistast |
| 1st plur. | desistassions |
| 2nd plur. | desistassiez |
| 3rd plur. | desistassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | desiste |
| 1st plur. | desistons |
| 2nd plur. | desistez |
Verbs conjugated like desister
saluer,
combiner,
atourner,
effectuer,
approuvender,
employer,
r'asseurer,
empenser,
estrangler,
denunchier,
bailler,
baisler,
empescher,
embausmer,
coniurer,
engendrer,
tesmoigner,
despouiller,
despossesser,
rebarber, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin desistere, assimilated into the first group of verbs (regular -er ending). See: Latin '
desistō'.
Verbs referencing "desister"
English
desist.
Sample Sentences
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1581, Guill. Roville, Promptuaire des medalles des plus renommees personnes qui ont esté depuis le commencement du monde: avec brieve description de leurs vies & faits, recueillie des bons auteurs, page 73, line 10 (in order to make him desist from the war)
Cognates
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