英语词汇“waylay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

waylaywaylay /ˈweɪleɪ/ verb (waylays, waylaid, waylaying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYwaylay

Origin: 1500-1600 way + lay to set a trap for (13-19 centuries)

VERB TABLE

waylay

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	waylay
	he, she, it	waylays
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	waylaid
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have waylaid
	he, she, it	has waylaid
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had waylaid
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will waylay
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have waylaid

Continuous Form
Present	I	am waylaying
	he, she, it	is waylaying
	you, we, they	are waylaying
Past	I, he, she, it	was waylaying
	you, we, they	were waylaying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been waylaying
	he, she, it	has been waylaying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been waylaying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be waylaying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been waylaying

1[usually passive] to delay someone when he or she is trying to go somewhere or do something2to stop someone when he or she is trying to go some place, especially so that you can talk to him or her, or so that you can rob or attack him or her