Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to relay
Participle: relayed
Gerund: relaying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | relay |
| you | relay |
| he;she;it | relays |
| we | relay |
| you | relay |
| they | relay |
Perfect
| I | have relayed |
| you | have relayed |
| he;she;it | has relayed |
| we | have relayed |
| you | have relayed |
| they | have relayed |
Past
| I | relayed |
| you | relayed |
| he;she;it | relayed |
| we | relayed |
| you | relayed |
| they | relayed |
Pluperfect
| I | had relayed |
| you | had relayed |
| he;she;it | had relayed |
| we | had relayed |
| you | had relayed |
| they | had relayed |
Future
| I | will relay |
| you | will relay |
| he;she;it | will relay |
| we | will relay |
| you | will relay |
| they | will relay |
Future Perfect
| I | will have relayed |
| you | will have relayed |
| he;she;it | will have relayed |
| we | will have relayed |
| you | will have relayed |
| they | will have relayed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | relay |
| you | relay |
| he;she;it | relay |
| we | relay |
| you | relay |
| they | relay |
Perfect
| I | have relayed |
| you | have relayed |
| he;she;it | have relayed |
| we | have relayed |
| you | have relayed |
| they | have relayed |
Imperfect
| I | relayed |
| you | relayed |
| he;she;it | relayed |
| we | relayed |
| you | relayed |
| they | relayed |
Pluperfect
| I | had relayed |
| you | had relayed |
| he;she;it | had relayed |
| we | had relayed |
| you | had relayed |
| they | had relayed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would relay |
| you | would relay |
| he;she;it | would relay |
| we | would relay |
| you | would relay |
| they | would relay |
Perfect
| I | would have relayed |
| you | would have relayed |
| he;she;it | would have relayed |
| we | would have relayed |
| you | would have relayed |
| they | would have relayed |
Imperative
| you | relay |
| we | Let's relay |
| you | relay |
Verbs conjugated like 'relay'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'relay'
belay,
delay,
re-lay,
relax,
rely,
renay,
repay,
replay,
resay,
allay,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1410, "hounds placed along a line of chase," from M.Fr. relai "reserve pack of hounds or other animals" (13c.), from O.Fr. relaier "to exchange tired animals for fresh," lit. "leave behind," from re- "back" + laier "to leave" (see delay). The etymological sense is "to leave (dogs) behind (in order to take fresh ones)." Of horses, 1659. Electromagnetic sense first recorded 1860. As a type of foot-race, it is attested from 1898. The verb is first attested c.1410.
2. From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin.
Sample Sentences
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The CCTV cameras relay what's going on to the headquarters.
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Can you relay this message to John?