Accélère

Accélère is a form of the French verb accélérer, meaning to speed up or to accelerate. It is used as the present indicative for il/elle accelerates (il accélère) and as the imperative form for tu (Accélère!). In isolation, accélère can be ambiguous between different present-tense forms (for example j’accélère vs il accélère), so surrounding context typically clarifies the subject.

Etymology and related forms: Accélérer comes from Latin accelerare, formed from ad- “toward” and celer “swift.” The root gives rise to related nouns and compounds such as accélération (the act or rate of accelerating) and accélérateur (accelerator). These terms are common in physics, computing, transportation, and business discourse.

Usage notes: In present tense conjugation, the full set is j’accélère, tu accélères, il accélère, nous accélérons, vous accélerez, ils accélèrent. The verb is transitive and normally takes a direct object or complements when describing increasing speed, processing rate, or tempo. In scientific and technical language, accélérer is used for both mechanical speed and the acceleration of processes or growth.

Examples: L’athlète accélère dans le dernier tour. Le gouvernement veut accélérer la transition énergétique. In everyday speech: Accélère, on est en retard.

See also: accélération, accélérateur. The term is widely used across domains such as transportation, engineering, physics, and business to denote increasing speed, pace, or efficiency.