Meaning of "valet" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VALET

From Old French vaslet page, from Medieval Latin vassus servant.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VALET

valet  [ˈvælɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VALET

Valet is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb valet in English.

WHAT DOES VALET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Valet

Valet and varlet are terms for male servants who serve as personal attendants to their employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Regime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the plain term most often refers to a normal servant responsible for the clothes and personal belongings of an employer, and making minor arrangements.

Definition of valet in the English dictionary

The first definition of valet in the dictionary is a manservant who acts as personal attendant to his employer, looking after his clothing, serving his meals, etc French name: valet de chambre. Other definition of valet is a manservant who attends to the requirements of patrons in a hotel, passengers on board ship, etc; steward. Valet is also to act as a valet for.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VALET

PRESENT

Present

I valet

you valet

he/she/it valets

we valet

you valet

they valet

Present continuous

I am valeting

you are valeting

he/she/it is valeting

we are valeting

you are valeting

they are valeting

Present perfect

I have valeted

you have valeted

he/she/it has valeted

we have valeted

you have valeted

they have valeted

Present perfect continuous

I have been valeting

you have been valeting

he/she/it has been valeting

we have been valeting

you have been valeting

they have been valeting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I valeted

you valeted

he/she/it valeted

we valeted

you valeted

they valeted

Past continuous

I was valeting

you were valeting

he/she/it was valeting

we were valeting

you were valeting

they were valeting

Past perfect

I had valeted

you had valeted

he/she/it had valeted

we had valeted

you had valeted

they had valeted

Past perfect continuous

I had been valeting

you had been valeting

he/she/it had been valeting

we had been valeting

you had been valeting

they had been valeting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will valet

you will valet

he/she/it will valet

we will valet

you will valet

they will valet

Future continuous

I will be valeting

you will be valeting

he/she/it will be valeting

we will be valeting

you will be valeting

they will be valeting

Future perfect

I will have valeted

you will have valeted

he/she/it will have valeted

we will have valeted

you will have valeted

they will have valeted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been valeting

you will have been valeting

he/she/it will have been valeting

we will have been valeting

you will have been valeting

they will have been valeting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would valet

you would valet

he/she/it would valet

we would valet

you would valet

they would valet

Conditional continuous

I would be valeting

you would be valeting

he/she/it would be valeting

we would be valeting

you would be valeting

they would be valeting

Conditional perfect

I would have valet

you would have valet

he/she/it would have valet

we would have valet

you would have valet

they would have valet

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been valeting

you would have been valeting

he/she/it would have been valeting

we would have been valeting

you would have been valeting

they would have been valeting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you valet
we let´s valet
you valet

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to valet

Past participle

valeted

Present Participle

valeting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «VALET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «valet» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of valet

attendant · man · manservant

TRANSLATION OF VALET

Find out the translation of valet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of valet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «valet» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 代客
• Translator English - Spanish: valet
• English: valet
• Translator English - Hindi: सेवक
• Translator English - Arabic: خادم
• Translator English - Russian: камердинер
• Translator English - Portuguese: manobrista
• Translator English - Bengali: সাজভৃত্য
• Translator English - French: valet
• Translator English - Malay: Valet
• Translator English - German: Diener
• Translator English - Japanese: バレット
• Translator English - Korean: 주차 대행
• Translator English - Javanese: Valet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: người hầu
• Translator English - Tamil: பையுடன்
• Translator English - Marathi: सेवक
• Translator English - Turkish: uşak
• Translator English - Italian: valletto
• Translator English - Polish: kamerdyner
• Translator English - Ukrainian: камердинер
• Translator English - Romanian: valet
• Translator English - Greek: valet
• Translator English - Afrikaans: valet
• Translator English - Swedish: betjänt
• Translator English - Norwegian: betjent

5 QUOTES WITH «VALET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word valet.

1

Tom Bodett

I'm happy to report you still get nothing you don't need at Motel 6, and, therefore, you don't have to pay for it. I don't need valet parking. If I can drive the old crate 300 miles to the hotel all by myself, I can certainly handle the last nine feet to the parking space.

2

Witold Gombrowicz

I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead.

3

Dan Jenkins

Valet parking is an essential at any decent club.

4

David Spade

To make money I picked up work as a busboy, valet parker, skateboard shop employee.

5

Sophie Swetchine

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VALET»

Discover the use of valet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to valet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet ...

Washington—This Town—might be loathed from every corner of the nation, yet these are fun and busy days at this nexus of big politics, big money, big media, and big vanity.

Mark Leibovich, 2013

Valet Man

Simon Mackenzie has just left the second of two personally disastrous house-shares and views starting out alone as a mobile valet as the perfect escape from his personal troubles.

David Snow, 2006

Hotel Housekeeping Training Manual

Valet Service One of the primary roles of the laundry is to provide valet services to house guests. A valet is one who, on call, fetches soiled clothes from guest rooms and returns them either washed or dry-cleaned as per the guest demands.

Andrews, 2001

Royal service: my twelve years as valet to Prince Charles

An intimate account of life at Buckingham Palace and a revealing portrait of England's future king, his princess, and the royal family

Stephen P. Barry, 1983

The Valet's Tragedy: and Other Studies

To sum up,onJuly 1, 1669, the valet of the Huguenot intriguer, Roux de Marsilly, the valet resident inEngland, known to his master as 'Martin,' was 'wanted' by theFrench secret police. By July 19, avalet, of the highest political importance, ...

Andrew Lang, 2014

The Valet's Tragedy And Other Studies (Extended Annotated ...

Andrew Lang. This is the one strength of the argument for Mattioli's claims to the Mask. M. Lair replies, 'Saint-Mars had a mania for burying prisoners under fancy names,' and gives examples. One is only a gardener, Francois Eliard (1701), ...

Andrew Lang, 2012

Career Opportunities in Casinos and Casino Hotels

Alternate Title(s): Valet Salary Range: $16,000 to $40,000+ including tips Employment Prospects: Excellent Advancement Prospects: Fair Best Geographical Location(s) for Position: Las Vegas, Reno, Laughlin, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, Biloxi, ...

Facts On File, Incorporated, 2009

The Memoirs of Ernest A. Forssgren, Proust's Swedish Valet

I had been told by an older brother then studying and working in Paris, that, as a domestic servant, “valet de pied[,]” I would get food, room and board as well as clothes plus 100 to 150 francs a month.1 That would be the best way of saving ...

Ernest A. Forssgren, William C. Carter, 2006

The Lying Valet: A Farce, in Two Acts

A Farce, in Two Acts David Garrick. stand one another; Ido but lose time ; and if I had any thought, I might have known those young fops return from their travels generally with as little InOw' ney as improvement. < [exit Mel. Ha, ha, ha! What lies ...

David Garrick, 1824

With Hitler to the End: The Memoirs of Adolf Hitler's Valet

Heinz Linge worked with Adolf Hitler for a ten-year period from 1935 until the Führer’s death in the Berlin bunker in May 1945.

Heinz Linge, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VALET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term valet is used in the context of the following news items.

Luxe Valet to Convert Independent Contractors to Employees

On-demand valet-parking service Luxe Valet Inc. is the latest tech startup to convert its independent contractors to employees with benefits. The San Francisco ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Ebay Closes Delivery Service EBay Now, Will Also Shut Down Its …

Following its split from PayPal last week, eBay announced this morning it's closing down a number of standalone mobile applications, including eBay Valet, ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»

Could a new carry-on luggage 'valet' service end the fight for …

The new “Early Valet” system will offer passengers on busy US routes the chance to have a steward take their luggage from them at the gate and place it in the ... «The Independent, Jun 15»

Italian valet slams $450000 Ferrari into building

This was a $450,000 oops. A valet in Rome accidentally put his foot on the gas instead of the brake and slammed a customer's $450,000 Ferrari 599 GTO into a ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»

Valet: Hernandez appeared to have gun outside hotel

(AP) - A valet manager at a Boston hotel testified Tuesday at Aaron Hernandez's murder trial that the then-New England Patriots star tight end had what he ... «WHDH-TV, Mar 15»

In a hurry? Let a robot valet park your car

(CNN) Throwing your keys at the parking valet as you sashay onto a flight may seem like the stuff of James Bond films, but already a robotic valet is taking the ... «CNN, Jan 15»

OIA launches curbside valet parking opening Wednesday

With the new service, customers will be able to leave their vehicles with valet attendants, check in their luggage and get boarding passes in one place. «Orlando Sentinel, Jan 15»

Obama: 'No Black Male My Age' Hasn't Been Mistaken for a Valet

The Obamas opened up about their experiences with racial prejudice in an interview with People magazine. "There's no black male my age who's a professional ... «NBCNews.com, Dec 14»

Obama Valet: President Blames Race for Car Attendant Mistake

President Barack Obama told People magazine he was once mistaken for a valet and first lady Michelle Obama said someone once asked him to fetch coffee. «Newsmax.com, Dec 14»

Can't find a spot? Let the car do it. BMW turns an i3 into a valet for …

For CES 2015, BMW will unveil its Remote Valet Parking Assistant, a new autonomous system that does exactly what its name says. Installed in a converted i3 ... «Digital Trends, Dec 14»