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Plural of nay

regular plural

The plural of nay is nays.

Forms of nay

Singularnay /neɪ/
Pluralnays
Countablecountable

Nays in a sentence

  • Recently senators could fax in their yeas or nays to the committee chairman.2009 January 6, “Still Broken After All These Years”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2018
  • The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.

Meaning of nay

  1. adverb No.
  2. adverb Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
  3. adverb Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).

Full definition of nay

Questions about the plural of nay

What is the plural of nay?
The plural of nay is nays.
Is nay countable?
Nay is a countable noun.

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