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poindre

to appear, to dawn

verb pwahn-DR Rare

Also means

to emerge

Usage Note

Poindre is a literary, largely defective verb most often encountered in the third-person singular: le jour point (day is dawning). It rarely appears outside poetic or elevated prose. The infinitive form itself sounds archaic; learners will mainly recognize it in reading.

Examples

"Le jour commence à poindre à l'horizon."

Natural Translation

Day is beginning to dawn on the horizon.

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