Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to inlay
Participle: inlaid
Gerund: inlaying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | inlay |
| you | inlay |
| he;she;it | inlays |
| we | inlay |
| you | inlay |
| they | inlay |
Perfect
| I | have inlaid |
| you | have inlaid |
| he;she;it | has inlaid |
| we | have inlaid |
| you | have inlaid |
| they | have inlaid |
Past
| I | inlaid |
| you | inlaid |
| he;she;it | inlaid |
| we | inlaid |
| you | inlaid |
| they | inlaid |
Pluperfect
| I | had inlaid |
| you | had inlaid |
| he;she;it | had inlaid |
| we | had inlaid |
| you | had inlaid |
| they | had inlaid |
Future
| I | will inlay |
| you | will inlay |
| he;she;it | will inlay |
| we | will inlay |
| you | will inlay |
| they | will inlay |
Future Perfect
| I | will have inlaid |
| you | will have inlaid |
| he;she;it | will have inlaid |
| we | will have inlaid |
| you | will have inlaid |
| they | will have inlaid |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | inlay |
| you | inlay |
| he;she;it | inlay |
| we | inlay |
| you | inlay |
| they | inlay |
Perfect
| I | have inlaid |
| you | have inlaid |
| he;she;it | have inlaid |
| we | have inlaid |
| you | have inlaid |
| they | have inlaid |
Imperfect
| I | inlaid |
| you | inlaid |
| he;she;it | inlaid |
| we | inlaid |
| you | inlaid |
| they | inlaid |
Pluperfect
| I | had inlaid |
| you | had inlaid |
| he;she;it | had inlaid |
| we | had inlaid |
| you | had inlaid |
| they | had inlaid |
Conditional
Present
| I | would inlay |
| you | would inlay |
| he;she;it | would inlay |
| we | would inlay |
| you | would inlay |
| they | would inlay |
Perfect
| I | would have inlaid |
| you | would have inlaid |
| he;she;it | would have inlaid |
| we | would have inlaid |
| you | would have inlaid |
| they | would have inlaid |
Imperative
| you | inlay |
| we | Let's inlay |
| you | inlay |
Verbs conjugated like 'inlay'
againsay,
appay,
assay,
belay,
enlay,
forelay,
foresay,
forlay,
forsay,
gainsay,
inlay,
interlay,
lay,
mislay,
mispay,
missay,
outlay,
outstay,
overlay,
overpay, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'inlay'
enlay,
inlaw,
onlay,
unlay,
allay,
belay,
clay,
delay,
flay,
imbay,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *né
3. Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
4. Proto-Italic *n̥-
5. Latin in-bor.
6. Middle English in-
7. English in-
8. Old English læġ
9. English lay
10. English inlay
11. From in- + lay.
Sample Sentences
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The body of the Scriptures hath in it limbs taken from other bodies; and in the vvord of God, are the vvords of other men, other authors, inlaid & inſerted. But, this vvork is onely vvhere the Holy Ghoſt is the VVorkman: It is not for man to inſert, to inlay other vvords into the vvord of God. [1617 March 1 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), John Donne, “A Lent-sermon Preached at Whitehall, February 20. 1617”, in XXVI. Sermons (Never before Publish’d) Preached by that Learned and Reverend Divine John Donne, […] The Third Volume, London: […] Thomas Newcomb, […], published 1661, →OCLC, page 2:]
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Porcelain inlaying is a grand thing in certain cases, and it is much to be regretted that the present existing circumstances do not warrant its being used more extensively. [1895, Benjamin Holliday Catching, Catching's Compendium of Practical Dentistry - Volume 5, page 159:]
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It is not strange that this principle of inlaying should occur to those men years ago, for it was one of the most ancient of arts and it had been brought well-nigh to perfection. The thought of restoring broken surface in teeth, as was being done in gold and wood was ever present with them. [1907, The Pacific Dental Gazette - Volume 15, page 759:]
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It is hard to tell whether it was the solid block inlay idea of itself, or else something to help cement to be retained in a cavity, that has brought about inlaying of cavities; [1913, The Practical Manual of Dental Casting, Being the Recorded Experiences of Many Able and Eminent Men in the Dental Profession:]
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They felt with a prophetic instinct that sometime and somewhere these obstacles would be removed, that difficulties apparently unsurmountable would be overcome, and that the principle of inlaying teeth would become recognized as good practice in restoring broken-down tooth tissues. [1926, “The Dental Craftsman”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume I, page 12:]