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noun | verb layerlayer1 /ˈleɪɚ/ ●●● W3 AWL noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYlayer1Origin: 1300-1400 ➔ LAY1 + -er 1 an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things: layer of There was a thin layer of ice on the road. Several layers of clothing are warmer than one thick layer. a layer of volcanic rock2one of several different levels or parts in an organization, system, set of ideas, etc.: layer of There are many layers of meaning to be discovered in the poem. layers of bureaucracy3pieces of someone’s hair that are cut shorter than the pieces under them → see also -layered, ozone layer noun | verb layerlayer2 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLElayer |
Present | I, you, we, they | layer | | he, she, it | layers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | layered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have layered | | he, she, it | has layered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had layered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will layer | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have layered |
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Present | I | am layering | | he, she, it | is layering | | you, we, they | are layering | Past | I, he, she, it | was layering | | you, we, they | were layering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been layering | | he, she, it | has been layering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been layering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be layering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been layering |
1to make a layer of something, or to put something down in layers: layer something with something slices of bread layered with ham and cheese2to cut someone’s hair in layers of different length rather than all the same length |