Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to forestay
Participle: forestayed
Gerund: forestaying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | forestay |
| you | forestay |
| he;she;it | forestays |
| we | forestay |
| you | forestay |
| they | forestay |
Perfect
| I | have forestayed |
| you | have forestayed |
| he;she;it | has forestayed |
| we | have forestayed |
| you | have forestayed |
| they | have forestayed |
Past
| I | forestayed |
| you | forestayed |
| he;she;it | forestayed |
| we | forestayed |
| you | forestayed |
| they | forestayed |
Pluperfect
| I | had forestayed |
| you | had forestayed |
| he;she;it | had forestayed |
| we | had forestayed |
| you | had forestayed |
| they | had forestayed |
Future
| I | will forestay |
| you | will forestay |
| he;she;it | will forestay |
| we | will forestay |
| you | will forestay |
| they | will forestay |
Future Perfect
| I | will have forestayed |
| you | will have forestayed |
| he;she;it | will have forestayed |
| we | will have forestayed |
| you | will have forestayed |
| they | will have forestayed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | forestay |
| you | forestay |
| he;she;it | forestay |
| we | forestay |
| you | forestay |
| they | forestay |
Perfect
| I | have forestayed |
| you | have forestayed |
| he;she;it | have forestayed |
| we | have forestayed |
| you | have forestayed |
| they | have forestayed |
Imperfect
| I | forestayed |
| you | forestayed |
| he;she;it | forestayed |
| we | forestayed |
| you | forestayed |
| they | forestayed |
Pluperfect
| I | had forestayed |
| you | had forestayed |
| he;she;it | had forestayed |
| we | had forestayed |
| you | had forestayed |
| they | had forestayed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would forestay |
| you | would forestay |
| he;she;it | would forestay |
| we | would forestay |
| you | would forestay |
| they | would forestay |
Perfect
| I | would have forestayed |
| you | would have forestayed |
| he;she;it | would have forestayed |
| we | would have forestayed |
| you | would have forestayed |
| they | would have forestayed |
Imperative
| you | forestay |
| we | Let's forestay |
| you | forestay |
Verbs conjugated like 'forestay'
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 'forestay'
foresay,
forestal,
forelay,
forepay,
foreplay,
forest,
forestage,
forestall,
forestand,
forestate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle
- behedge, forslow, frustrate, get in the way, hamper, handicap, hinder, hold up, impede, incommode, obstruct, overslaugh, prevene, prevent, restrict, retard, slow down, stay, thwart, thwarten, umbeset, undermine
- to delay taking action; to wait until later
- avert, forestall, forslow, protract, retard, suspend, procrastinate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English forstay, forstey, vorstey, equivalent to fore- + stay (“a stay, rope”).
Sample Sentences
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Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack. [2008, Alfred Fox, Anna's Story: Basset Mead:]