Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pay the debt of nature
Participle: paid the debt of nature
Gerund: paying the debt of nature
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pay the debt of nature |
| you | pay the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | pays the debt of nature |
| we | pay the debt of nature |
| you | pay the debt of nature |
| they | pay the debt of nature |
Perfect
| I | have paid the debt of nature |
| you | have paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | has paid the debt of nature |
| we | have paid the debt of nature |
| you | have paid the debt of nature |
| they | have paid the debt of nature |
Past
| I | paid the debt of nature |
| you | paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | paid the debt of nature |
| we | paid the debt of nature |
| you | paid the debt of nature |
| they | paid the debt of nature |
Pluperfect
| I | had paid the debt of nature |
| you | had paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | had paid the debt of nature |
| we | had paid the debt of nature |
| you | had paid the debt of nature |
| they | had paid the debt of nature |
Future
| I | will pay the debt of nature |
| you | will pay the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | will pay the debt of nature |
| we | will pay the debt of nature |
| you | will pay the debt of nature |
| they | will pay the debt of nature |
Future Perfect
| I | will have paid the debt of nature |
| you | will have paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | will have paid the debt of nature |
| we | will have paid the debt of nature |
| you | will have paid the debt of nature |
| they | will have paid the debt of nature |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pay the debt of nature |
| you | pay the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | pay the debt of nature |
| we | pay the debt of nature |
| you | pay the debt of nature |
| they | pay the debt of nature |
Perfect
| I | have paid the debt of nature |
| you | have paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | have paid the debt of nature |
| we | have paid the debt of nature |
| you | have paid the debt of nature |
| they | have paid the debt of nature |
Imperfect
| I | paid the debt of nature |
| you | paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | paid the debt of nature |
| we | paid the debt of nature |
| you | paid the debt of nature |
| they | paid the debt of nature |
Pluperfect
| I | had paid the debt of nature |
| you | had paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | had paid the debt of nature |
| we | had paid the debt of nature |
| you | had paid the debt of nature |
| they | had paid the debt of nature |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pay the debt of nature |
| you | would pay the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | would pay the debt of nature |
| we | would pay the debt of nature |
| you | would pay the debt of nature |
| they | would pay the debt of nature |
Perfect
| I | would have paid the debt of nature |
| you | would have paid the debt of nature |
| he;she;it | would have paid the debt of nature |
| we | would have paid the debt of nature |
| you | would have paid the debt of nature |
| they | would have paid the debt of nature |
Imperative
| you | pay the debt of nature |
| we | Let's pay the debt of nature |
| you | pay the debt of nature |
Verbs conjugated like 'pay'
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 'pay'
apay,
bay,
day,
fay,
gay,
hay,
lay,
may,
nay,
pad,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to give money, or other compensation, in exchange for goods or services
- cough up, defray, do the needful, expend, foot the bill, fork out, fork over, lay out, pay the freight, pay up, pony up, quit, shell out, spend, stump up
- compensate
- refund, guerdon, indemnify, requite, recompense, disburse, reimburse, remunerate
- return
- repay, yield
- retaliate
- punish, repay, requite, revenge
- suffer
- resist, repel, reject, repudiate
Antonyms
- to receive goods or services in exchange for money
- barter, sell, steal, buy
- to give money, or other compensation, in exchange for goods or services
- buy, default, discharge, earn, levant, repudiate, steal, waive, welsh
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
~ back somebody,
~ back something,
~ somebody back,
~ something back,
~ for something,
~ in something,
~ something in,
~ off something,
~ something off,
~ off,
~ off somebody,
~ somebody off,
~ out (something),
~ (something) out,
~ out something,
~ something out,
~ up,
~ up something,
~ something up,
Etymology
1. c.1200, "to appease, pacify, satisfy," from O.Fr.
paiier (12c.), from L.
pacare "to please, pacify, satisfy" (especially a creditor), from
pax (gen.
pacis) "peace." Meaning "to give what is due for goods or services" arose in M.L., was attested in Eng. by c.1225; sense of "please, pacify" died out in Eng. by 1500. Sense of "suffer, endure" (a punishment, etc.) is first recorded 1387.
Payday first attested 1529.
Payphone first attested 1936.
2. From Middle English payen, from Old French paiier (“pay”), from Medieval Latin pācāre (“to settle, satisfy”) from Latin pācāre (“to pacify”). In this sense, displaced native Old English ġield (“pay”) and ġieldan (“to pay”), whence Modern English yield. See: Middle English '
payen', Old French '
paiier', Latin '
pācō'.
Verbs referencing "pay"
Sranan
pai, Scots Gaelic
pàigh, Thai
เปย์.
Sample Sentences
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[...] each pupil; he will be charged with the actual cost of his board, which will not exceed two dollars per week; ’ a trifle more than eight shillings English; ‘and he will be credited with the amount paid for him by the state, or by his friends; also with his earnings over and above the cost of the stock which he uses; so that all his earnings over one dollar per week will be his own. By the third [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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There is always a clerk 's office on the lower deck, where you pay your fare; a ladies ’ cabin; baggage and stowage rooms; engineer 's room; and in short a great variety of perplexities which render the discovery of the gentlemen 's cabin, a matter of some [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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* * * * * One day, during my stay in New York, I paid a visit to the different public institutions on Long Island, or Rhode Island: I forget which. One of them is a Lunatic Asylum. The building is handsome; and is remarkable for a spacious and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Is it possible ! astonishing ! from such a kind family ? ” “ Kind families get in debt, and the laws of _our_ country allow them to sell the child out of its mother's bosom to pay its master's debts, ” said George, bitterly.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Papa, do buy him ! it's no matter what you pay, ” whispered Eva, softly, getting up on a package, and putting her arm around her father's neck. “ You have money enough, I know. I want him. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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All this passed in a moment, while trunks were being hustled off, hackman paid, and while a crowd, of all ages and sizes,—men, women, and children,—came running through the galleries, both above and below to see Mas’r come in. Foremost among them was a highly-dressed young [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Owing to Mr. Adolph's systematic arrangements, when St. Clare turned round from paying the hackman, there was nobody in view but Mr. Adolph himself, conspicuous in satin vest, gold guard-chain, and white pants, and bowing with inexpressible grace and suavity.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“Yes, that’s it. How can she?” St. Clare laughed, as he went into the passage. “ Halloa, here, what's to pay out here ? Here, you all—Mammy, Jimmy, Polly, Sukey—glad to see Mas’r ? ” he said, as he went shaking hands from one to another. “ Look out for the babies ! ” he added, as he stumbled over a sooty [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Come, Prue, ” said Dinah, “ let's look at your rusks. Here's Missis will pay for them. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] say, besides, that ours is the more bold and palpable infringement of human rights; actually buying a man up, like a horse,—looking at his teeth, cracking his joints, and trying his paces and then paying down for him,—having speculators, breeders, traders, and brokers in human bodies and souls,—sets the thing before the eyes of the civilized world in a more tangible form, though the thing done be, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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In his first televised address, he paid tribute to his mother
(London Bridge is Down)
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No more bending over. The Queen of Sheba. Say you already bought it ? Well, I paid down on it.
(Sweet Dreams)
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Most of the jobless would be busy with this work. These guys may be paid to spread rumors in the future.
(Mr. Bachchan)