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amay

amay verb: to dismay; confound; be dismayed.

Verb

amay (third-person singular simple present amays, present participle amaying, simple past and past participle amayed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) to dismay; confound; be dismayed

Forms of amay

third-person singular presentamays
present participleamaying
past participleamayed
pastamayed

Origin of amay

Inherited from Middle English amayen, from Old French amaier, esmaier (“to dismay”).

Words that rhyme with amay

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Questions about amay

What does amay mean?
Amay means to dismay; confound; be dismayed.
What part of speech is amay?
Amay is a verb.
What is the past tense of amay?
The past tense of amay is amayed.

Words near amay in the dictionary

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  4. Amaxosa
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  8. Amayah
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