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Past tense of layer

regular verb

The past tense of layer is layered. The past participle is also layered.

Forms of layer

Base form (V1)layer /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/
Past tense (V2)layered /ˈleɪ.ɚd/
Past participle (V3)layered /ˈleɪ.ɚd/
Present participlelayering
Third person singularlayers /ˈleɪ.əz/

Layered in a sentence

  • She wore an appliquéd lace bodice with a ruffle of layered tulle at the waist.2022 March 16, Sean Malin, “Love Is in the Air. So Is Dander.”, in The New York Times. From the entry Brussels griffon
  • Its definition is not single layered since one could argue in favour of all the cases.2017, Anna Bogic, “Anthony Burgess in French Translation: Still ‘as Queer as a Clockwork Orange’”, in Marc Jeannin, editor, Anthony…. From the entry nadsat
  • Regis, describes the complex aromas and layered palate of the cognac thus: “It’s kind of autumn flavors.2016 December 16, Peter Shadbolt, “What does a $22,000 cognac actually taste like?”, in CNN. From the entry thus
  • Zoniferous and layered variations in the whole region are controlled by rainfall, seawater tidal effects, etc.2010, Changkuan Zhang, Hongwu Tang, Advances in Water Resources & Hydraulic Engineering. From the entry zoniferous
  • Layered cumulates are prominent within virtually all of the larger intrusions.1996, R. G. Cawthorn, Layered Intrusions, page 331. From the entry cumulate

Meaning of layer

  1. noun A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  2. noun An item of clothing worn under or over another.
  3. noun A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.

Full definition of layer

Questions about the past tense of layer

What is the past tense of layer?
The past tense of layer is layered.
What is the past participle of layer?
The past participle of layer is layered.
Is layer a regular or irregular verb?
Layer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: layer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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