Verbs Ending With AY
Here's the list of all the 119 Verbs Ending With AY in the English Language.
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| Common Verbs (with Definitions and Examples) | |
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| may | More Definitions → |
| way | More Definitions → |
| say | 1. express in words 2. report or maintain More Definitions → |
| play | 1. participate in games or sport 2. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome More Definitions → |
| pay | 1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services 2. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow More Definitions → |
| display | 1. to show, make visible or apparent 2. attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals More Definitions → |
| holiday | 1. spend or take a vacation More Definitions → |
| stay | 1. stay the same; remain in a certain state 2. stay put (in a certain place) More Definitions → |
| bay | 1. utter in deep prolonged tones 2. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs More Definitions → |
| ray | 1. emit as rays 2. extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center More Definitions → |
| array | 1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line 2. align oneself with a group or a way of thinking More Definitions → |
| delay | 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed 2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required More Definitions → |
| gray | 1. make grey 2. turn grey More Definitions → |
| lay | 1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position More Definitions → |
| okay | 1. give sanction to More Definitions → |
| spray | 1. be discharged in sprays of liquid 2. scatter in a mass or jet of droplets More Definitions → |
| clay | More Definitions → |
| essay | 1. make an effort or attempt 2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to More Definitions → |
| relay | 1. pass along 2. control or operate by relay More Definitions → |
| pray | 1. address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer 2. call upon in supplication; entreat More Definitions → |
| hay | 1. convert (plant material) into hay More Definitions → |
| decay | 1. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current 2. fall into decay or ruin More Definitions → |
| subway | More Definitions → |
| assay | 1. analyze (chemical substances) 2. make an effort or attempt More Definitions → |
| replay | 1. reproduce (a recording) on a recorder 2. play (a melody) again More Definitions → |
| overlay | 1. lie upon; lie on top of 2. kill by lying on More Definitions → |
| stray | 1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment 2. wander from a direct course or at random More Definitions → |
| repay | 1. pay back 2. make repayment for or return something More Definitions → |
| sway | 1. move back and forth or sideways 2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner More Definitions → |
| bray | 1. braying characteristic of donkeys 2. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading More Definitions → |
| fay | More Definitions → |
| portray | 1. portray in words 2. make a portrait of More Definitions → |
| interplay | More Definitions → |
| inlay | 1. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal More Definitions → |
| outlay | More Definitions → |
| fray | 1. wear away by rubbing 2. cause friction More Definitions → |
| breakaway | More Definitions → |
| prepay | 1. pay for something before receiving it More Definitions → |
| causeway | 1. provide with a causeway 2. pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles More Definitions → |
| hooray | More Definitions → |
| slay | 1. kill intentionally and with premeditation 2. to succeed greatly More Definitions → |
| dismay | 1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted 2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised More Definitions → |
| bioassay | 1. subject to a bio-assay More Definitions → |
| betray | 1. reveal unintentionally 2. deliver to an enemy by treachery More Definitions → |
| foray | 1. steal goods; take as spoils 2. briefly enter enemy territory More Definitions → |
| parlay | 1. stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager More Definitions → |
| underlay | 1. raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type 2. put (something) under or beneath More Definitions → |
| stowaway | More Definitions → |
| spay | 1. remove the ovaries of More Definitions → |
| defray | 1. bear the expenses of More Definitions → |
| disarray | 1. bring disorder to More Definitions → |
| belay | 1. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him 2. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat More Definitions → |
| castaway | More Definitions → |
| flay | 1. strip the skin off More Definitions → |
| overplay | 1. exaggerate one's acting More Definitions → |
| allay | 1. lessen the intensity of or calm 2. satisfy (thirst) More Definitions → |
| downplay | 1. represent as less significant or important 2. understate the importance or quality of More Definitions → |
| splay | 1. spread open or apart 2. turn outward More Definitions → |
| dray | More Definitions → |
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