French word

reconduire

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəkɔ̃dɥiʁ/

Meaning

  • verbdrive

Example

Je vais reconduire mon ami chez lui ce soir.

I am going to drive my friend home tonight.

Illustration for reconduire (drive)

More examples

Elle va se faire reconduire chez elle après la fête.

She is going to be escorted home after the party.

Core concept

Someone accompanying a person to the place where the journey begins or ends.

Common phrases

  • se faire reconduire

    be escorted home

  • reconduire un ami à la maison

    take a friend home

Similar words

conduire: Operate a car or other vehicle.
raccompagner: Accompany someone to their destination and see them there.
ramener: Bring a person or object back to its original place or home.
déposer: Drop someone off at a destination or along the way.

Definition in French

Raccompagner quelqu'un jusqu'à sa porte, son domicile ou un point de départ (gare, arrêt).

Word origin

The verb was formed with the prefix re- added to conduire, a French verb inherited from Latin conducere, meaning to lead or bring together.

Usage tips

  • The person taken back is a direct object, as in reconduire quelqu'un chez lui, while chez introduces the person's home.

Other meanings

  • see offverb
  • renewverb
  • reappointverb

Opposites

Related words

  • reconduitethe act of escorting someone homenoun

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