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nait

nait verb: to refuse; deny; disclaim.

Verb (1)

nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)

  1. (transitive) To refuse; deny; disclaim.

Verb (2)

nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)

  1. (transitive) To use; employ.
  2. (transitive) To go over; recite; repeat.
  3. (reflexive) To exert oneself.

Noun (1)

nait (plural naits)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Use; profit; foredeal; advantage.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) End; purpose.

Adjective

nait (comparative naiter or more nait, superlative naitest or most nait)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Useful; good at need; fit; able.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Quick and effective; deft; skilful.
  3. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) In good order; trim; tidy; dainty; clean.

Noun (2) capitalized: NAIT

NAIT (uncountable)

  1. An abnormally low number of platelets in a newborn's blood, due to the mother's antibodies having been passed via the placenta and attacking the child's own platelets.
    Synonyms:
    neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAITP, feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAITP, FMAIT, alloimmune thrombocytopenia, AIT

Synonyms of nait

  • neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
  • NAITP
  • feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
  • FMAITP
  • FMAIT
  • alloimmune thrombocytopenia
  • AIT

Forms of nait

Verb
third-person singular presentnaits
present participlenaiting
past participlenaited
pastnaited
Noun
pluralnaits
alternative formnate
Adjective
comparativenaiter
comparativemore nait
superlativenaitest
superlativemost nait

Origin of nait

From Middle English naiten, nayten, borrowed from Old Norse neita, later variant of níta (“to deny, refuse”). Cognate with Icelandic neita (“to deny”), Danish nægte (“to deny”), Old English nǣtan (“to annoy, afflict, press upon”). More at nyte, nay.

From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neyta (“to use, employ”), from Proto-Germanic *nautijaną (“to use”). Cognate with Icelandic neyta (“to make use of, employ”). Related to Old English nēotan (“to use; to enjoy”). More at note.

From Middle English naite, from Old Norse neyte, neyti (“use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“use”).

Words formed from nait

  • naitly

Questions about nait

What does nait mean?
Nait means to refuse; deny; disclaim.
What part of speech is nait?
Nait can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
What is the past tense of nait?
The past tense of nait is naited.

Words near nait in the dictionary

  1. Naismith
  2. Naismiths
  3. Naissaar
  4. naissant
  5. Naistenjärvi
  6. nait
  7. Naito
  8. Naito-Oyanagi disease
  9. Naitos
  10. NAITP
  11. naits

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