pivotez

Pivotez is a French verb form that functions as both the second-person plural present indicative and the imperative of the verb pivoter, meaning to pivot or rotate around an axis. As a common -er verb, pivoter follows regular conjugation patterns, and pivotez appears in contexts that address multiple people or provide a command to a group.

In the present indicative, the full conjugation is: je pivote, tu pivotes, il pivote, nous pivotons, vous pivotez, ils pivotent. The form pivotez, in particular, corresponds to “you pivot” or, when used as an imperative, “Pivot!” directed at more than one person. Because the imperative often uses the same spelling as the present tense for the vous form, context usually clarifies the intended meaning.

Usage examples include technical instructions, manuals, and demonstrations where a mechanism or component must be rotated. For instance, a user manual might say: “Pivotez le bouton lentement,” meaning “Pivot the knob slowly.” Beyond literal rotation, pivoter and its forms are also employed metaphorically to describe strategic changes in plans or directions, though the imperative pivotez itself remains a direct instruction.

Etymologically, pivoter is a regular -er verb in French, derived from the stem pivot- with standard French verb endings. Pivotez, therefore, is a product of that regular pattern and does not constitute a separate lexical item beyond its grammatical role as a verb form. See also pivoter, pivot, and related terms for further linguistic or practical context.