slay
To kill; to murderTo kill; to murder.
» We need someone to slay the dragon.
Meaning
6 senses(literary, transitive)To kill; to murder.
The knight slew the dragon.
Our foes must all be slain.
töten, umbringen, erschlagen
уби́тьubítʹ, убива́тьubivátʹ
kill intentionally and with premeditation
(literary, transitive)To eradicate or stamp out.
You must slay these thoughts.
(broadly, excessive, informal, transitive)To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
(slang, transitive)To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
Ha ha! You slay me!
(ambitransitive)To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
Your outfit slays!
(slang)To have sex with.
Examples
26 sentencesWe need someone to slay the dragon.
Paul came here to slay the monster.
Stefan must slay the one-eyed monster.
He slayed the dragon and saved the princess.
ruОн сразил дракона и спас принцессу. — Wezel
deEr erschlug den Drachen und rettete die Prinzessin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The hero ventured into the cave to slay the fearsome firedrake.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English sleen, slen, from Old English slēan (“to hit, punch, strike; to kill”)From Middle English sleen, slen, from Old English slēan (“to hit, punch, strike; to kill”), from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to hit, strike; to kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).
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Forms
slays, slaying, slew, slainSynonyms
193 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle