layer
verb/ˈleɪə(r)/, /leə(r)/
/ˈleɪər/
[often passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they layer | /ˈleɪə(r)/, /leə(r)/ /ˈleɪər/ |
| he / she / it layers | /ˈleɪəz/, /leəz/ /ˈleɪərz/ |
| past simple layered | /ˈleɪəd/, /leəd/ /ˈleɪərd/ |
| past participle layered | /ˈleɪəd/, /leəd/ /ˈleɪərd/ |
| -ing form layering | /ˈleɪərɪŋ/, /ˈleərɪŋ/ /ˈleɪərɪŋ/ |
- layer something to arrange something in layers
- Layer the potatoes and onions in a dish.
- The meat and potatoes are layered in a shallow dish.
- to cut hair in layers of different lengths
- be layered Her hair had been layered.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a mason): from lay (verb) + -er. The sense ‘stratum of material covering a surface’ (early 17th cent.) may represent a different spelling of an obsolete agricultural use of lair denoting quality of soil.
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