waylay

way·lay

W0064900 (wā′lā′)tr.v. way·laid (-lād′), way·lay·ing, way·lays 1. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. See Synonyms at ambush.2. To approach and speak to (a person on the way to a destination or in the middle of an activity): "After the meal he followed me into the living room and waylaid me before I could reassemble my guests" (Louis Auchincloss).3. To interrupt the course or progress of: travelers waylaid by a storm; an athlete waylaid by an injury.

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way′lay′er n.

waylay

(weɪˈleɪ) vb (tr) , -lays, -laying or -laid1. to lie in wait for and attack2. to await and intercept unexpectedly[C16: from way + lay¹] wayˈlayer n

way•lay

(ˈweɪˌleɪ, weɪˈleɪ)

v.t. -laid, -lay•ing. 1. to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay. 2. to await and accost unexpectedly. [1505–15; way¹ + lay¹, after Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen to lie in wait, derivative of wegelage a lying in wait] way′lay`er, n.

waylay

Past participle: waylaid
Gerund: waylaying

Imperative
waylay
waylay

Present
I waylay
you waylay
he/she/it waylays
we waylay
you waylay
they waylay

Preterite
I waylaid
you waylaid
he/she/it waylaid
we waylaid
you waylaid
they waylaid

Present Continuous
I am waylaying
you are waylaying
he/she/it is waylaying
we are waylaying
you are waylaying
they are waylaying

Present Perfect
I have waylaid
you have waylaid
he/she/it has waylaid
we have waylaid
you have waylaid
they have waylaid

Past Continuous
I was waylaying
you were waylaying
he/she/it was waylaying
we were waylaying
you were waylaying
they were waylaying

Past Perfect
I had waylaid
you had waylaid
he/she/it had waylaid
we had waylaid
you had waylaid
they had waylaid

Future
I will waylay
you will waylay
he/she/it will waylay
we will waylay
you will waylay
they will waylay

Future Perfect
I will have waylaid
you will have waylaid
he/she/it will have waylaid
we will have waylaid
you will have waylaid
they will have waylaid

Future Continuous
I will be waylaying
you will be waylaying
he/she/it will be waylaying
we will be waylaying
you will be waylaying
they will be waylaying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been waylaying
you have been waylaying
he/she/it has been waylaying
we have been waylaying
you have been waylaying
they have been waylaying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been waylaying
you will have been waylaying
he/she/it will have been waylaying
we will have been waylaying
you will have been waylaying
they will have been waylaying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been waylaying
you had been waylaying
he/she/it had been waylaying
we had been waylaying
you had been waylaying
they had been waylaying

Conditional
I would waylay
you would waylay
he/she/it would waylay
we would waylay
you would waylay
they would waylay

Past Conditional
I would have waylaid
you would have waylaid
he/she/it would have waylaid
we would have waylaid
you would have waylaid
they would have waylaid

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

waylay - wait in hiding to attack ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, lurkwait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

waylay

verb1. attack, surprise, hold up, ambush, set upon, lie in wait for, catch The trucks are being waylaid by bandits.2. accost, stop, intercept, pounce on, swoop down on He was forever waylaying me for chats in the corridor.

waylay

verbTo attack suddenly and without warning:ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, surprise.

Translations

伏击埋伏

waylay

(weiˈlei) – past tense, past participle wayˈlaid – verb to ambush. He was waylaid by a crowd of angry demonstrators. 襲擊 伏击，埋伏