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apay

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See also: apāy and Apay

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English apaien, from Old French apaiier (to appease). See Latin pax (peace).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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apay (third-person singular simple present apays, present participle apaying, simple past and past participle apayed or apaid)

  1. (archaic) To satisfy, please.
  2. (obsolete) To repay.

Anagrams

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Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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apay

  1. woman, wife

Declension

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Declension of apay
singular plural
nominative apay apaylar
genitive apaynıñ apaylarnıñ
dative apayğa apaylarğa
accusative apaynı apaylarnı
locative apayda apaylarda
ablative apaydan apaylardan

Synonyms

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Dupaningan Agta

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Pronoun

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apay

  1. (interrogative) why

Ilocano

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Pronoun

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apay

  1. (interrogative) why

Middle Scots

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English apaie/apaye, from Old French apayer/apaier.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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apay (transitive)

  1. 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

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  • apay” in Scots Dictionary

Quechua

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Verb

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apay

  1. (transitive) to carry
  2. (transitive) to transport
  3. (transitive) to surpass
  4. (transitive) to lead

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