bay
bay · bays · bayed · baying
To howlTo howl.
/ˈbeɪ̯/
» Tom lives across the bay.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To howl.
(transitive)To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
to bay the bear
(transitive)To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
More definitions
- bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
- utter in deep prolonged tones
Examples
98 sentencesTom lives across the bay.
Do people swim in this bay?
The bay has more yachts than sailboats.
ruВ бухте больше яхт, чем парусников. — Lenin_1917
Add the tomato paste and a bay leaf.
Tom swam across the bay.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From the root *bai, combined with aphetized form of abay; verbal form of baier, abaier.From the root *bai, combined with aphetized form of abay; verbal form of baier, abaier.
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Forms
bays, baying, bayed, bayedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- bark with prolonged noises, of dogs:quest
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhog-baying
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