Tirez
Tirez is a form of the French verb tirer, and it serves two common grammatical functions. It is the second-person plural present indicative form, meaning "you pull" or "you draw" in statements such as “Vous tirez la porte.” It is also the imperative form used to give a command to a group or to a formal “you,” written as “Tirez!” in signs or instructions to indicate the action should be performed.
The verb tirer comes from Old French tirer, from Latin tirāre meaning to draw or drag. In
In present tense conjugation, tirer appears as: je tires, tu tires, il/elle/on tire, nous tirons, vous tirez,
Common meanings and uses include:
- to pull or haul something (Tirez la porte); to open by pulling.
- to draw or pull out, as in bow strings or drawing a card (tirer une carte).
- to shoot, as in firing a weapon (tirer un coup de feu) or to draw a gun.
- to withdraw or take money, as in tirer de l’argent.
- in phrases such as tirer parti de quelque chose (to take advantage of) or tirer profit de
Tirez appears frequently in everyday speech, signage, and idiomatic expressions, reflecting the versatile range of tirer