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allayallay /əˈleɪ/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYallayOrigin: Old English alecgan, from lecgan; ➔ LAY1 VERB TABLEallay |
Present | I, you, we, they | allay | | he, she, it | allays | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | allayed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have allayed | | he, she, it | has allayed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had allayed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will allay | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have allayed |
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Present | I | am allaying | | he, she, it | is allaying | | you, we, they | are allaying | Past | I, he, she, it | was allaying | | you, we, they | were allaying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been allaying | | he, she, it | has been allaying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been allaying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be allaying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been allaying |
allay (somebody’s) fear/concern/suspicion etc. to make someone feel less afraid, worried, etc.: The president tried to allay public anxiety. |