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forlay

forlay verb: to lay aside.

Verb

forlay (third-person singular simple present forlays, present participle forlaying, simple past and past participle forlaid)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lay aside.
  2. (transitive) To lie in wait for; ambush.

Forms of forlay

third-person singular presentforlays
present participleforlaying
past participleforlaid
pastforlaid
alternative formforelay

Origin of forlay

From for- + lay, on analogy with waylay.

Questions about forlay

What does forlay mean?
Forlay means to lay aside.
What part of speech is forlay?
Forlay is a verb.
What is the past tense of forlay?
The past tense of forlay is forlaid.

Words near forlay in the dictionary

  1. forlain
  2. forlana
  3. forlanas
  4. forlat
  5. forlats
  6. forlay
  7. forlaying
  8. forlays
  9. forlead
  10. forleading
  11. forleads

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