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 |
|---|
| I embay |
| you embay |
| he/she/it embays |
| we embay |
| you embay |
| they embay |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I embayed |
| you embayed |
| he/she/it embayed |
| we embayed |
| you embayed |
| they embayed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am embaying |
| you are embaying |
| he/she/it is embaying |
| we are embaying |
| you are embaying |
| they are embaying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have embayed |
| you have embayed |
| he/she/it has embayed |
| we have embayed |
| you have embayed |
| they have embayed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was embaying |
| you were embaying |
| he/she/it was embaying |
| we were embaying |
| you were embaying |
| they were embaying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had embayed |
| you had embayed |
| he/she/it had embayed |
| we had embayed |
| you had embayed |
| they had embayed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will embay |
| you will embay |
| he/she/it will embay |
| we will embay |
| you will embay |
| they will embay |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| I would embay |
| you would embay |
| he/she/it would embay |
| we would embay |
| you would embay |
| they would embay |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| 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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