mettre/mɛtʁ/
verb · A1 · Frequency 160
verb
Meanings
to put; to place
Used to indicate placing something somewhere.
to put on (clothes, accessories, etc.)
Used to indicate wearing clothes or accessories.
to set; to adjust (equipment, time, etc.)
Used to indicate setting or adjusting equipment, time, etc.
to start (something / doing something)
Used to indicate starting an activity or action.
to get around to doing something
Used to indicate making time to do something.
to penetrate; to seep through
Used to indicate liquid, gas, or light passing through something.
Examples
Il faut mettre les clés dans le tiroir avant de partir.
The keys must be put in the drawer before leaving.
Pour gagner de la place, il faut mettre les chaises contre le mur.
To save space, the chairs have to be placed against the wall.
Pour sortir, elle va mettre son manteau.
She is going to put on her coat before going out.
Je dois mettre le réveil à six heures.
I have to set the alarm for six o'clock.
Collocations
- mettre la tableto set the table
- mettre un manteauto put on a coat
- mettre une alarmeto set an alarm
Common mistakes
je met la table
je mets la table
The first-person singular present form of mettre is irregular: je mets, with a final s.
Related words
antonymenleverto remove, take off, take away, clear (including removing clothes)
antonymôterto take away, remove, or take off (objects, clothes, text, etc.)
Grammar note
Mettre is an irregular verb with the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses; as an essential pronominal verb, it must be used with reflexive pronouns.
verb
Meanings
to put; to place
Used to indicate placing something somewhere.
to put on (clothes, accessories, etc.)
Used to indicate wearing clothes or accessories.
to set; to adjust (equipment, time, etc.)
Used to indicate setting or adjusting equipment, time, etc.
to start (something / doing something)
Used to indicate starting an activity or action.
to get around to doing something
Used to indicate making time to do something.
to penetrate; to seep through
Used to indicate liquid, gas, or light passing through something.
Examples
Il range les dossiers en mettant les plus urgents sur le dessus.
He sorts the files by putting the most urgent ones on top.
Elle prépare la table en mettant les assiettes près des verres.
She sets the table by putting the plates near the glasses.
Il est sorti en mettant rapidement son manteau.
He went out after quickly putting on his coat.
Le technicien règle le four en mettant la température à deux cents degrés.
The technician adjusts the oven by setting the temperature to two hundred degrees.
Grammar note
Mettre is an irregular verb with the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses; as an essential pronominal verb, it must be used with reflexive pronouns.
verb
Meanings
to put; to place
Used to indicate placing something somewhere.
to put on (clothes, accessories, etc.)
Used to indicate wearing clothes or accessories.
to set; to adjust (equipment, time, etc.)
Used to indicate setting or adjusting equipment, time, etc.
to start (something / doing something)
Used to indicate starting an activity or action.
to get around to doing something
Used to indicate making time to do something.
to penetrate; to seep through
Used to indicate liquid, gas, or light passing through something.
Examples
J'ai mis les clés dans le tiroir.
I put the keys in the drawer.
Elle a mis une écharpe avant de sortir.
She put on a scarf before going out.
Nous avons mis le minuteur à dix minutes.
We set the timer for ten minutes.
Ils ont mis le projet en route dès lundi.
They started the project on Monday.
Collocations
- mettre la tableto set the table
- mettre un manteauto put on a coat
- mettre une alarmeto set an alarm
Common mistakes
je met la table
je mets la table
The first-person singular present form of mettre is irregular: je mets, with a final s.
Related words
antonymenleverto remove, take off, take away, clear (including removing clothes)
antonymôterto take away, remove, or take off (objects, clothes, text, etc.)
Grammar note
Mettre is an irregular verb with the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses; as an essential pronominal verb, it must be used with reflexive pronouns.
verb
Meanings
to put; to place
Used to indicate placing something somewhere.
to put on (clothes, accessories, etc.)
Used to indicate wearing clothes or accessories.
to set; to adjust (equipment, time, etc.)
Used to indicate setting or adjusting equipment, time, etc.
to start (something / doing something)
Used to indicate starting an activity or action.
to get around to doing something
Used to indicate making time to do something.
to penetrate; to seep through
Used to indicate liquid, gas, or light passing through something.
Examples
Je mets les dossiers sur la table avant la réunion.
I put the files on the table before the meeting.
Tu mets la tasse près de l'évier, s'il te plaît.
Please put the cup near the sink.
Je mets mon manteau avant de sortir.
I put on my coat before going out.
Tu mets le four à cent quatre-vingts degrés.
You set the oven to one hundred eighty degrees.
Collocations
- mettre la tableto set the table
- mettre un manteauto put on a coat
- mettre une alarmeto set an alarm
Common mistakes
je met la table
je mets la table
The first-person singular present form of mettre is irregular: je mets, with a final s.
Related words
antonymenleverto remove, take off, take away, clear (including removing clothes)
antonymôterto take away, remove, or take off (objects, clothes, text, etc.)
Grammar note
Mettre is an irregular verb with the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses; as an essential pronominal verb, it must be used with reflexive pronouns.
verb
Meanings
to put; to place
Used to indicate placing something somewhere.
to put on (clothes, accessories, etc.)
Used to indicate wearing clothes or accessories.
to set; to adjust (equipment, time, etc.)
Used to indicate setting or adjusting equipment, time, etc.
to start (something / doing something)
Used to indicate starting an activity or action.
to get around to doing something
Used to indicate making time to do something.
to penetrate; to seep through
Used to indicate liquid, gas, or light passing through something.
Examples
Il met les clés dans le tiroir de l'entrée.
He puts the keys in the drawer in the entryway.
Elle met les dossiers sur le bureau avant la réunion.
She puts the files on the desk before the meeting.
Chaque matin, il met sa veste avant de sortir.
Every morning, he puts on his jacket before going out.
Elle met le minuteur sur dix minutes.
She sets the timer for ten minutes.
Collocations
- mettre la tableto set the table
- mettre un manteauto put on a coat
- mettre une alarmeto set an alarm
Common mistakes
je met la table
je mets la table
The first-person singular present form of mettre is irregular: je mets, with a final s.
Related words
antonymenleverto remove, take off, take away, clear (including removing clothes)
antonymôterto take away, remove, or take off (objects, clothes, text, etc.)
Grammar note
Mettre is an irregular verb with the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses; as an essential pronominal verb, it must be used with reflexive pronouns.