waylay
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way·lay
(wā′lā′)tr.v. way·laid (-lād′), way·lay·ing, way·lays
1. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. See Synonyms at ambush.
2. To approach and speak to (a person on the way to a destination or in the middle of an activity): "After the meal he followed me into the living room and waylaid me before I could reassemble my guests" (Louis Auchincloss).
3. To interrupt the course or progress of: travelers waylaid by a storm; an athlete waylaid by an injury.
way′lay′er n.
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waylay
(weɪˈleɪ)vb (tr) , -lays, -laying or -laid
1. to lie in wait for and attack
2. to await and intercept unexpectedly
[C16: from way + lay1]
wayˈlayer n
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way•lay
(ˈweɪˌleɪ, weɪˈleɪ)v.t. -laid, -lay•ing.
1. to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
2. to await and accost unexpectedly.
[1505–15; way 1 + lay 1, after Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen to lie in wait, derivative of wegelage a lying in wait]
way′lay`er, n.
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waylay
Past participle: waylaid
Gerund: waylaying
| Imperative |
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| waylay |
| waylay |
| Present |
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| I waylay |
| you waylay |
| he/she/it waylays |
| we waylay |
| you waylay |
| they waylay |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I waylaid |
| you waylaid |
| he/she/it waylaid |
| we waylaid |
| you waylaid |
| they waylaid |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am waylaying |
| you are waylaying |
| he/she/it is waylaying |
| we are waylaying |
| you are waylaying |
| they are waylaying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have waylaid |
| you have waylaid |
| he/she/it has waylaid |
| we have waylaid |
| you have waylaid |
| they have waylaid |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was waylaying |
| you were waylaying |
| he/she/it was waylaying |
| we were waylaying |
| you were waylaying |
| they were waylaying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had waylaid |
| you had waylaid |
| he/she/it had waylaid |
| we had waylaid |
| you had waylaid |
| they had waylaid |
| Future |
|---|
| I will waylay |
| you will waylay |
| he/she/it will waylay |
| we will waylay |
| you will waylay |
| they will waylay |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have waylaid |
| you will have waylaid |
| he/she/it will have waylaid |
| we will have waylaid |
| you will have waylaid |
| they will have waylaid |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be waylaying |
| you will be waylaying |
| he/she/it will be waylaying |
| we will be waylaying |
| you will be waylaying |
| they will be waylaying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been waylaying |
| you have been waylaying |
| he/she/it has been waylaying |
| we have been waylaying |
| you have been waylaying |
| they have been waylaying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been waylaying |
| you will have been waylaying |
| he/she/it will have been waylaying |
| we will have been waylaying |
| you will have been waylaying |
| they will have been waylaying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been waylaying |
| you had been waylaying |
| he/she/it had been waylaying |
| we had been waylaying |
| you had been waylaying |
| they had been waylaying |
| Conditional |
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| I would waylay |
| you would waylay |
| he/she/it would waylay |
| we would waylay |
| you would waylay |
| they would waylay |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have waylaid |
| you would have waylaid |
| he/she/it would have waylaid |
| we would have waylaid |
| you would have waylaid |
| they would have waylaid |
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Verb 1. [画像:waylay - wait in hiding to attack]waylay - wait in hiding to attack
wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
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waylay
verb
1. attack, surprise, hold up, ambush, set upon, lie in wait for, catch The trucks are being waylaid by bandits.
2. accost, stop, intercept, pounce on, swoop down on He was forever waylaying me for chats in the corridor.
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waylay
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Translations
يَتَرَبَّص
sitja fyrir
tendere un agguato varco (attendere al varco) agguato (tendere un agguato) appostare attendere al varco
uzbrukt no slēpņauzglūnēt
yolunu kesmek
waylay
[weɪˈleɪ] (waylaid (pt, pp)) [weɪˈleɪd] VT → abordar, detenerI was waylaid by the manager → me detuvo el gerente
they were waylaid by thieves → les atacaron unos ladrones
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
waylay
[weɪˈleɪ] (waylaid (pt, pp)) vt (old) → intercettareI got waylaid (fig) → ho avuto un contrattempo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
waylay
(weiˈlei) – past tense, past participle wayˈlaid – verb to ambush. He was waylaid by a crowd of angry demonstrators. ingewag, in 'n lokval gelei يَتَرَبَّص причаквам armar cilada / surpreender alguém napadnout auflauern passe op στήνω ενέδρα atacar varitsema كمين كشيدن و حمله كردن väijyä attaquer לֶאֱרוֹב पीट कर मार डालना upasti u zamku megtámad menyerang sitja fyrir (e-m) (tendere un'imboscata) 待ち伏せする 잠복하여 습격하다 tykoti, užklupti uzglūnēt; uzbrukt no slēpņa menahan belagen passe opp, overfalle napadać, zaskoczyć atacar a atrage într‐o cursă подстерегать číhať, počkať si, napadnúť pasti, ujeti v zasedo postaviti zasedu ligga (lägga sig) i bakhåll för ดักโจมตี; ดักปล้น; ซุ่มโจมตี yolunu kesmek 襲擊 підстерігати, влаштовувати засідку گھات میں رہنا rình 伏击,埋伏
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