slay
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That slaysThat slays (in any sense).
/sleɪ/
» We need someone to slay the dragon.
Meaning
1 sensesThat slays (in any sense).
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.
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
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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form