/li.vʁe/
Translation
to deliver, to hand over
Word origin
From Latin liberare ('to set free'), which in Late Latin came to mean handing something over. The sense of release survives in the related English 'liberate' and 'deliver'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- liberare
- English cognates
- deliver, liberate
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | livre | livrais | livrai | livrerai | livrerais |
| tu | livres | livrais | livras | livreras | livrerais |
| il/elle | livre | livrait | livra | livrera | livrerait |
| nous | livrons | livrions | livrâmes | livrerons | livrerions |
| vous | livrez | livriez | livrâtes | livrerez | livreriez |
| ils/elles | livrent | livraient | livrèrent | livreront | livreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | livre | livrasse |
| tu | livres | livrasses |
| il/elle | livre | livrât |
| nous | livrions | livrassions |
| vous | livriez | livrassiez |
| ils/elles | livrent | livrassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | livre |
| nous | livrons |
| vous | livrez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- livrant
- Past participle
- livré · livrée · livrés · livrées
Examples
gratuitement.
The shop delivers furniture free of charge.
.
They delivered the parcel two days late.
.
The traitor handed his friends over to the police.
.
We deliver right across the city.
.
He used to bring us the bread every morning.
Where this fits
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