quay
To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up"To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
» He was sitting on the quay.
Er saß auf dem Kai.
Он сидел на пристани.
Він сидів на набережній.
Він сидів на пристані.
Meaning
1 sensesTo land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
Examples
9 sentencesHe was sitting on the quay.
Він сидів на набережній.
ruОн сидел на пристани.
deEr saß auf dem Kai.
The boat was alongside the quay.
I had left towards the quay.
The boat moved slowly away from the quay.
ruКорабль медленно отошёл от пристани.
deDas Boot entfernte sich langsam vom Kai.
Shall we meet in that little café on the quay?
deWollen wir uns in dem kleinen Café am Kai treffen?
Origin
The current spelling replaced the spelling key in the 1690s to emulate the spelling but (aThe current spelling replaced the spelling key in the 1690s to emulate the spelling but (at least originally) not the pronunciation of the equivalent modern French quai. From Middle English kay, key, kaye, keye, from Old French kay, cail, from Gaulish *kagyum, cagiíun (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“field”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyóm (“enclosure”). Doublet of hedge and hey (“choreographic figure”).
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Forms
quays, quaying, quayed, quayedWord family
9 related wordsLessons 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