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verb · transitive · rare

livery

livery · liveries · liveried · liverying

To clotheTo clothe.

/ˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/

Meaning

1 senses

(archaic)To clothe.
He liveried his servants in the most modest of clothing.

Origin

From Middle English livery, liveree, from Anglo-Norman liveree, from Old French livree. Co

From Middle English livery, liveree, from Anglo-Norman liveree, from Old French livree. Compare modern French livrée.

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Forms

liveries, liverying, liveried, liveried

regular · Lesson

Base form	livery · to livery
3rd person singular	liveries
Present participle	liverying
Past simple	liveried
Past participle	liveried

Tenses

livery · liveried · will livery · have liveried

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	livery
he, she, it	liveries

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have liveried
he, she, it	has liveried

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will livery

Past simpleLesson

all persons

liveried

Lessons 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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

livelyA2 liven liverB1 livestock livid livingA1

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