apay
See also: apāy
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English apaien, from Old French apaiier (“to appease”). See Latin pax (“peace”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editapay (third-person singular simple present apays, present participle apaying, simple past and past participle apayed or apaid)
- (archaic) To satisfy, please.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- It was a strange conceit, with our owne affliction to goe about to please and appay divine goodnesse.
- (obsolete) To repay.
Anagrams
editCrimean Tatar
editNoun
editapay
Declension
editDeclension of apay
Synonyms
editDupaningan Agta
editPronoun
editapay
- (interrogative) why
Ilocano
editPronoun
editapay
- (interrogative) why
Middle Scots
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle English apaie/apaye, from Old French apayer/apaier.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editapay (transitive)
- To please, satisfy
- 1550, Rolland, J. Ct. Venus, Ane Treatise callit The Court of Venus[1]:
- Dame Venus, … but dreid, Was weill appayit
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
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Further reading
edit- “apay” in Scots Dictionary
Quechua
editVerb
editapay
- (transitive) to carry
- (transitive) to transport
- (transitive) to surpass
- (transitive) to lead
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of apay
infinitive | apay | |||||||
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agentive | apaq | |||||||
present participle | apaspa | |||||||
past participle | apasqa | |||||||
future participle | apana | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
present | apani | apanki | apan | apanchik | apayku apaniku1 |
apankichik | apanku | |
past (experienced) |
aparqani | aparqanki | aparqan | aparqanchik | aparqayku aparqaniku |
aparqankichik | aparqanku | |
past (reported) |
apasqani | apasqanki | apasqan | apasqanchik | apasqayku apasqaniku |
apasqankichik | apasqanku | |
future | apasaq | apanki | apanqa | apasunchik | apasaqku | apankichik | apanqaku | |
imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
affirmative | apay | apachun | apaychik | apachunku | ||||
negative | ama apaychu |
ama apachunchu |
ama apaychikchu |
ama apachunkuchu | ||||
1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety. |
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