valet
verb/ˈvælɪt/
/ˈvælɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they valet | /ˈvælɪt/ /ˈvælɪt/ |
| he / she / it valets | /ˈvælɪts/ /ˈvælɪts/ |
| past simple valeted | /ˈvælɪtɪd/ /ˈvælɪtɪd/ |
| past participle valeted | /ˈvælɪtɪd/ /ˈvælɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form valeting | /ˈvælɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvælɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] valet something (British English) to clean a person’s car carefully and completely, especially on the inside
- a car valeting service
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- [intransitive] to perform the duties of a valet
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a footman acting as an attendant to a horseman): from French; related to vassal.
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