em·bay
(ĕm-bā′)tr.v. em·bayed,
em·bay·ing,
em·bays To put, shelter, or detain in or as if in a bay.
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embay
(ɪmˈbeɪ) vb (
tr; usually passive)
1. (Physical Geography) to form into a bay
2. (Physical Geography) to enclose in or as if in a bay
3. (Nautical Terms) (esp of the wind) to force (a ship, esp a sailing ship) into a bay
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em•bay
(ɛmˈbeɪ)
v.t. 1. to enclose in or as if in a bay; surround or envelop.
2. to form into a bay.
[1575–85]
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embay
Past participle: embayed
Gerund: embaying
Present |
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I embay |
you embay |
he/she/it embays |
we embay |
you embay |
they embay |
Preterite |
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I embayed |
you embayed |
he/she/it embayed |
we embayed |
you embayed |
they embayed |
Present Continuous |
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I am embaying |
you are embaying |
he/she/it is embaying |
we are embaying |
you are embaying |
they are embaying |
Present Perfect |
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I have embayed |
you have embayed |
he/she/it has embayed |
we have embayed |
you have embayed |
they have embayed |
Past Continuous |
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I was embaying |
you were embaying |
he/she/it was embaying |
we were embaying |
you were embaying |
they were embaying |
Past Perfect |
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I had embayed |
you had embayed |
he/she/it had embayed |
we had embayed |
you had embayed |
they had embayed |
Future |
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I will embay |
you will embay |
he/she/it will embay |
we will embay |
you will embay |
they will embay |
Future Perfect |
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I will have embayed |
you will have embayed |
he/she/it will have embayed |
we will have embayed |
you will have embayed |
they will have embayed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be embaying |
you will be embaying |
he/she/it will be embaying |
we will be embaying |
you will be embaying |
they will be embaying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been embaying |
you have been embaying |
he/she/it has been embaying |
we have been embaying |
you have been embaying |
they have been embaying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been embaying |
you will have been embaying |
he/she/it will have been embaying |
we will have been embaying |
you will have been embaying |
they will have been embaying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been embaying |
you had been embaying |
he/she/it had been embaying |
we had been embaying |
you had been embaying |
they had been embaying |
Conditional |
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I would embay |
you would embay |
he/she/it would embay |
we would embay |
you would embay |
they would embay |
Past Conditional |
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I would have embayed |
you would have embayed |
he/she/it would have embayed |
we would have embayed |
you would have embayed |
they would have embayed |
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