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pays dearly

pays dearly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay dearly.

Meaning of pay dearly

Verb

pay dearly (third-person singular simple present pays dearly, present participle paying dearly, simple past and past participle paid dearly)

  1. (figuratively) To suffer as a result of one's actions.
    • Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each.1949 September and October, “Notes and News: The Windsor Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 340

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What is pays dearly the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pays dearly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay dearly.

Words near pays dearly in the dictionary

  1. pays attention
  2. pays back
  3. pays back in someone's own coin
  4. pays d'état
  5. Pays de la Loire
  6. pays dearly
  7. pays dividends
  8. pays down
  9. pays for itself
  10. pays for one's whistle
  11. pays forward

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