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.
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
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]
embay Past participle: embayedGerund: embayingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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