Coller

Coller is a French verb meaning to glue, to paste, or to stick something to another surface using an adhesive. It is used to describe attaching one object to another, often with glue, tape, or another binding material. Common phrases include collER une étiquette sur une bouteille or coller des timbres sur une enveloppe, illustrating both general adhesion and specific applications.

In addition to physical attachment, coller can be used metaphorically to indicate that something adheres to or fits with reality, as in ideas or descriptions that “collent” with observed facts. The reflexive form se coller is used in some expressions to denote sticking to or pressing against something, or figuratively to cling to a situation or obligation.

Conjugation follows the regular -er verb pattern. Present tense forms are: je colle, tu colles, il colle, nous collons, vous collez, ils collent. The past participle is collé, used with auxiliary être or avoir in compound tenses depending on the construction. The imperfect is: je collais, tu collais, il collait, nous collions, vous colliez, ils collaient. The simple future forms include je collerai, tu collerras, il collera, etc.

Beyond everyday language, collER also appears as a surname or in place names in some regions. As such, collER carries both a practical meaning related to adhesion and occasional uses as a proper noun in personal or geographic contexts.