Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)To drink claret.

    drink claret

Examples

1 sentences

  1. We discussed it over dinner with a good bottle of claret.

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Origin

From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum,

From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet.

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Forms

clarets, clareting, clareted, clareted
Base formclaret · to claret
3rd person singularclarets
Present participleclareting
Past simpleclareted
Past participleclareted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyclaret
he, she, itclarets

Past simpleLesson

all personsclareted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave clareted
he, she, ithas clareted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill claret

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
clankerclapB2claptrapclarificationclarifyB2clarinetclarinetist

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