répandiez

répandiez is the second-person plural form of the French verb répandre in the imperfect indicative. It corresponds to the English “you were spreading” or “you spread (in the past, habitually).” The form is used with the subject vous and signals an ongoing or repeated action in the past, rather than a single completed act.

Etymology and meaning: répandre comes from Old French repandre, itself built on the prefix re- plus a root related to spreading or distributing. The verb covers literal senses (to spread liquids, powders, or substances) and figurative ones (to spread rumors, information, or influence), as well as broader notions of dispersing or extending something over an area or audience.

Conjugation note: répandre is a regular -re verb in its imperfect form, so vous répandiez yields répandiez. The spelling with “-iez” reflects the standard imperfect ending for the second-person plural in French. This form should not be confused with répandiez in subjunctive contexts, where the imperfect subjunctive would take different endings (e.g., répandissiez).

Usage: In contemporary French, répandiez appears mainly in narrative prose, dialogue, or historical texts. It is appropriate for describing past patterns, habits, or ongoing actions by a group addressed as vous. It is not used for present-tense meaning; for present tense one would use vous répandez.

Example: Vous répandiez des rumeurs sans en connaître la source.

Another example: Dans le récit, vous répandiez progressivement l’information à travers le réseau.

See also: répandre; conjugation of répandre; imparfait.