Translation
to deliver, to hand over
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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
.
The shop delivers furniture free of charge.
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They delivered the parcel two days late.
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The traitor handed his friends over to the police.
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We deliver right across the city.
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He used to bring us the bread every morning.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 21, lesson 7: livrer, ouai, pratique and 7 more words.