Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To lie in wait for; ambush.

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To lay aside.

Origin

From for- + lay, on analogy with waylay.

From for- + lay, on analogy with waylay.

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Forms

forlays, forlaying, forlaid, forlaid
Base formforlay · to forlay
3rd person singularforlays
Present participleforlaying
Past simpleforlaid
Past participleforlaid

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforlay
he, she, itforlays

Past simpleLesson

all personsforlaid

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forlaid
he, she, ithas forlaid

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forlay

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forkA2forkliftforlornC2formA1
forlay — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto