bookshelve
bookshelve · bookshelves · bookshelved · bookshelving
To furnish with bookshelvesTo furnish (a room etc.) with bookshelves.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To furnish (a room etc.) with bookshelves.
(figuratively, rare, transitive)To postpone or put aside (a project, etc.); to shelve.
Origin
From book + shelve, or a back-formation from bookshelves, the plural of bookshelf.From book + shelve, or a back-formation from bookshelves, the plural of bookshelf.
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Forms
bookshelves, bookshelving, bookshelved, bookshelved| Base form | bookshelve · to bookshelve |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bookshelves |
| Present participle | bookshelving |
| Past simple | bookshelved |
| Past participle | bookshelved |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle