Expédions

Expédions is the first–person plural present tense form of the French verb expédier, which means “to send out”, “to dispatch”, or “to ship” items. The verb expédier is derived from the Latin expedere, meaning “to drive forward” or “to put to work”, and has been part of the French language since the medieval period. It is a regular -ier verb belonging to the fourth conjugation, and its past participle is expédié, used with auxiliary avoir in compound tenses.

In everyday French, expédions is often employed in contexts involving shipping logistics, mail services, or the movement of goods and documents. For example, a postal worker might say « Nous expédions vos colis ce matin » (We are sending your parcels this morning). The phrase is also used figuratively to describe the act of forwarding or distributing information, as in « Nous expédions ce message à tous les membres du comité » (We send this message to all committee members).

The word is also found in official and commercial contexts. Logistics companies use it in their slogans and communications: « Expédions rapidement, tranquilliser les clients » (We ship quickly, reassure clients). In the context of international trade, expéditions refers to the process of arranging customs, transportation, and delivery.

Pronunciation is [ɛks.pɛdi] with a silent final ‘s’ following French phonetic rules. The verb can be conjugated in all tenses: expédions, expédiez, expédient, etc. Its negation is formed normally: « Ne expédions pas ces articles aujourd’hui ».

Expédions is also the title of a French children's book, “Expédions” by author [Name], which uses the concept of sending parcels as a metaphor for exploration and friendship. The book has been cited in educational contexts for teaching French verbs and collaborative storytelling.

In summary, expédions is a common verb form conveying the act of sending or dispatching, embedded in everyday language, commerce, and literature, and remains a key part of French vocabulary.