Déposez

Déposez is a form of the French verb déposer. Specifically, it is the present tense form used for the second person plural (vous) and also the imperative mood when giving a direct instruction to a group or in formal contexts. The verb itself means to put down, place, lay down, or to drop off something, and it is used in a variety of settings, from physical placement to administrative actions.

In the present indicative, the full conjugation is: je dépose, tu déposes, il dépose, nous déposons, vous déposez, ils déposent. The imperative forms are déposez (for vous) and dépose (for tu). The past participle is déposé, used with auxiliary avoir (j’ai déposé) or in passive constructions.

Common usages include: déposer un colis sur la table (to drop off a package), déposer une plainte ou un dossier (to file a complaint or a file), déposer de l’argent à la banque (to deposit money), déposer une candidature ou des documents (to submit documents). Beyond physical placement, déposer peut also refer to the act of placing a seal, a document, or a claim before an authority.

Étymology: déposer derives from the prefix de- plus poser, with roots in the Latin deponere or ponere, meaning to lay down or put down. The sense evolves from placing something somewhere to submitting or filing it with an institution.

See also: déposer, poser, dépôt, déposition. This entry focuses on the lauf of déposez as a form used in direct address or instruction in contemporary French.