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slayeth

slayeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slay.

Meaning of slay

Verb

slay (third-person singular simple present slays, present participle slaying, simple past slew or slayed, past participle slain or slayed or (obsolete) yslain)

  1. (literary, transitive) To kill; to murder.
    • The knight slew the dragon.
  2. (literary, transitive) To eradicate or stamp out.
    • You must slay these thoughts.
  3. (broadly, excessive, informal, transitive) To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
    • The Yankees were actually slayed by two former Yankees because Rich Gossage pitched one scoreless inning in relief of Eckersley to notch his first victory.1993 April 21, Jack Curry, “Yanks’ Bullpen Falls Short Again”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    conquer
  4. (slang, transitive) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
    • Ha ha! You slay me!
  5. (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
    • Your outfit slays!
  6. (slang) To have sex with.

See all 10 meanings of slay

Origin of slayeth

From slay + -eth.

Questions about slayeth

What is slayeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slayeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slay.

Words near slayeth in the dictionary

  1. slayer rules
  2. slayer statute
  3. slayer statutes
  4. slayers
  5. slayest
  6. slayeth
  7. slaying
  8. slaying someone in the Spirit
  9. slayingly
  10. slayings
  11. Slaymaker

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