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verb · transitive

atray

atray · atrays · atrayed · atraying

To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harassTo vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.

/əˈtɹeɪ/

Meaning

1 senses

(dialectal)To vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.

Origin

From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”).

From Middle English atrayen, atreyen, atreȝen, equivalent to a- + tray (“to grieve, vex”). More at tray.

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Forms

atrays, atraying, atrayed, atrayed

Base form	atray · to atray
3rd person singular	atrays
Present participle	atraying
Past simple	atrayed
Past participle	atrayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	atray
he, she, it	atrays

Past simpleLesson

all persons

atrayed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have atrayed
he, she, it	has atrayed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will atray

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

atomicB1 atone atop atrocious atrocity atrophy

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