ingérez

Ingérez is the second-person plural imperative form of the French verb ingérer, meaning to ingest or swallow. It is used to instruct someone to swallow something, typically in medical directions, recipes, or dietary advice. As a verb, ingérer is transitive and can apply to humans and animals, with the action of bringing food, medicine, or drink into the body.

Etymology and usage: ingérer derives from Latin ingerere, formed from in- 'into' and gerere 'to bear, to carry', and entered French with the sense of introducing substances into the body. The form ingérez is part of the present tense conjugation and appears specifically in the imperative for the second-person plural (vous) and in the inclusive imperative ingérons.

Conjugation notes: Present indicative forms include j'ingère, tu ingères, il ingère, nous ingérons, vous ingérez, ils ingèrent. Imperative forms are ingère (tu), ingérez (vous), ingérons (nous). Usage examples: "Ingérez ce médicament avec un grand verre d'eau." "Ingérez les aliments lentement pour favoriser la digestion." The past participle is ingéré; the related noun is ingestion.

See also: ingérer, ingestion, ingéré, ingérant.