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transitive verb. ja· louse. jəˈlüz. -ed/-ing/-s. 1. chiefly Scottish : suspect, surmise. jaloused frae your last discourse that ye were perplexed John Buchan. 2. : to be jealous of or begrudge jealously.
Jalouse definition: to suspect; infer. See examples of JALOUSE used in a sentence.
JEALOUS definition: 1. upset and angry because someone that you love seems interested in another person: 2. unhappy…. Learn more.
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Etymology
From Scots jalouse, from Old French jalouser. The sense "to be jealous of" came about as a misunderstanding by southern writers, from the similarity to jealousy.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈluːz/
Verb
jalouse (third-person singular simple present jalouses, present participle jalousing, simple past and past participle jaloused) 1. (Scotland, transitive) To suspect. 1.1. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide: 1.1.1. Now the mention of the Skerburnfoot brought back to him only the thought of Ailie, and not of the witch wife, her mother. So he jaloused no ill, for at the best he was slow in the uptake. […] 'Ford!' cried John, in scorn. 'There'll be nae ford for you the nicht unless it wa...
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ʒa.luz/
Adjective
jalouse 1. feminine singular of jaloux
Verb
jalouse 1. inflection of jalouser: 1.1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive 1.2. second-person singular imperative
Etymology
From Old French jalouser (“to be jealous of”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈluːz/
Verb
jalouse (third-person singular simple present jalouses, present participle jalousin, simple past jaloused, past participle jaloused) 1. to guess, suspect, infer, be suspicious of, to have doubts or suspicions about, surmise
jalouse. Scottish to suspect; infer.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
The earliest known use of the verb jalouse is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for jalouse is from 1816, in the writing of Walter Scott, poet and novelist. jalouse is a borrowing from French.
jalouse translation in French - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'jalousie, jalousement, jaloux, jalon', examples, definition, conjugation.
