M'eût (en. Had me)

/mø/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates that I had something or experienced something.

I had great success in this project.

Je m'eût un grand succès lors de ce projet.

Expresses an action completed in the past.

It is important to remember what I had told myself.

Il est important de se rappeler ce que je m'eût dit.

Used in literature or in formal contexts.

In his speech, he mentioned that he had often been asked about the future.

Dans son discours, il mentionna qu'il m'eût souvent été question de l'avenir.

From Old French 'eü', an ancient form of the verb 'to have'.

m'eût sufficed

That was enough for me.

m'eût suffit

I could have imagined

I would have never imagined it.

je m'eût imaginé

to have

Verb that means to possess or to hold.

avoir

had

Past participle of the verb 'to have'.

experience

An event experienced.

expérience

A way to express a past surprise.

She said that it would have been incredible!

Elle a dit que m'eût été incroyable !

Used in the context of nostalgia.

When I think back to that moment, it would have truly pleased me.

Quand je repense à ce moment, m'eût vraiment fait plaisir.