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il aperçut

caught sight of, saw, realized, noticed

→ apercevoir
aperç to realize, to notice + ut 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #38,760
caught sight of, saw This is a literary past-tense form, often used in written stories.
FR: Il aperçut un oiseau dans le jardin.
EN: He caught sight of a bird in the garden.
realized, noticed Used with se: s’aperçut.
FR: Elle s’aperçut qu’elle avait oublié ses clés.
EN: She realized she had forgotten her keys.
Conjugation of apercevoir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First aperçus —
Second aperçus —
Third aperçut —

Tout à coup il m'aperçut.

Suddenly, he caught sight of me.

Au beau milieu de cela, il aperçut quelqu'un sur le quai sombre.

In the midst of it all, he caught sight of someone on the dark platform.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Il aperçut la perle noire.

He caught sight of the black pearl.

Elle aperçut un bateau à rames au loin.

She saw a rowing boat in the distance.

Soudain, elle aperçut Velmont qui s'approchait.

Suddenly, she spotted Velmont approaching.

Tom s'aperçut que Marie pleurait.

Tom realized that Marie was crying.

Puis, se retournant, il aperçut ses cinq collègues du Reform-Club.

Then, turning around, he spotted his five colleagues from the Reform Club.

Elle essaya d'ouvrir la porte, mais s'aperçut que c'était impossible.

She tried to open the door, but realized it was impossible.