Meaning of "hay" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAY

Old English hieg; related to Old Norse hey, Gothic hawi, Old Frisian hē, Old High German houwi.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HAY

hay  [heɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAY

Hay is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hay in English.

WHAT DOES HAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals. Hay can be used as animal fodder when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Definition of hay in the English dictionary

The first definition of hay in the dictionary is grass, clover, etc, cut and dried as fodder. Other definition of hay is to cut, dry, and store as fodder. Hay is also to feed with hay.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HAY

PRESENT

Present

I hay

you hay

he/she/it hays

we hay

you hay

they hay

Present continuous

I am haying

you are haying

he/she/it is haying

we are haying

you are haying

they are haying

Present perfect

I have hayed

you have hayed

he/she/it has hayed

we have hayed

you have hayed

they have hayed

Present perfect continuous

I have been haying

you have been haying

he/she/it has been haying

we have been haying

you have been haying

they have been haying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hayed

you hayed

he/she/it hayed

we hayed

you hayed

they hayed

Past continuous

I was haying

you were haying

he/she/it was haying

we were haying

you were haying

they were haying

Past perfect

I had hayed

you had hayed

he/she/it had hayed

we had hayed

you had hayed

they had hayed

Past perfect continuous

I had been haying

you had been haying

he/she/it had been haying

we had been haying

you had been haying

they had been haying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hay

you will hay

he/she/it will hay

we will hay

you will hay

they will hay

Future continuous

I will be haying

you will be haying

he/she/it will be haying

we will be haying

you will be haying

they will be haying

Future perfect

I will have hayed

you will have hayed

he/she/it will have hayed

we will have hayed

you will have hayed

they will have hayed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been haying

you will have been haying

he/she/it will have been haying

we will have been haying

you will have been haying

they will have been haying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hay

you would hay

he/she/it would hay

we would hay

you would hay

they would hay

Conditional continuous

I would be haying

you would be haying

he/she/it would be haying

we would be haying

you would be haying

they would be haying

Conditional perfect

I would have hay

you would have hay

he/she/it would have hay

we would have hay

you would have hay

they would have hay

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been haying

you would have been haying

he/she/it would have been haying

we would have been haying

you would have been haying

they would have been haying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hay
we let´s hay
you hay

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hay

Past participle

hayed

Present Participle

haying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HAY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hay» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hay

fodder · forage · pasturage · silage · straw

TRANSLATION OF HAY

Find out the translation of hay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hay» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 干草
• Translator English - Spanish: heno
• English: hay
• Translator English - Hindi: घास
• Translator English - Arabic: تِبْـن
• Translator English - Russian: сено
• Translator English - Portuguese: feno
• Translator English - Bengali: খড়
• Translator English - French: foin
• Translator English - Malay: Hay
• Translator English - German: Heu
• Translator English - Japanese: 干し草
• Translator English - Korean: 건초
• Translator English - Javanese: Hay
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cỏ khô
• Translator English - Tamil: வைக்கோல்
• Translator English - Marathi: गवत
• Translator English - Turkish: saman
• Translator English - Italian: paglia
• Translator English - Polish: siano
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сіно
• Translator English - Romanian: fân
• Translator English - Greek: άχυρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hooi
• Translator English - Swedish: hö
• Translator English - Norwegian: høy

10 QUOTES WITH «HAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hay.

1

William Banting

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.

2

Carol Bartz

My grandmother raised me. She was a real no-nonsense but very funny lady. I drove tractors, made hay, milked cows, fed the chicken, fed the pigs.

3

Venerable Bede

Ireland, in breadth, and for wholesomeness and serenity of climate, far surpasses Britain; for the snow scarcely ever lies there above three days: no man makes hay in the summer for winter's provision, or builds stables for his beasts of burden... the island abounds in milk and honey.

4

Xander Berkeley

I'd better make hay while the sun shines.

5

Lincoln Davis

I'm a farm boy. If we need five people to haul in hay, we don't take one and just work them to death.

6

Bob Feller

My father kept me busy from dawn to dusk when I was a kid. When I wasn't pitching hay, hauling corn or running a tractor, I was heaving a baseball into his mitt behind the barn... If all the parents in the country followed his rule, juvenile delinquency would be cut in half in a year's time.

7

Jean Froissart

This means that they are bound by law and custom to plough the fields of their masters, harvest the corn, gather it into barns, and thresh and winnow the grain; they must also mow and carry home the hay, cut and collect wood, and perform all manner of tasks of this kind.

8

Fred Funk

My career progressed slowly. Real slow at a time. The irony of it was I had the best part of my career between when I was 45 and 49 years old. That's when most people are in their twilight, waiting to get to the Champions Tour. And that's when I made most of my hay.

9

Mark Helprin

I was raised on the Hudson, in a house that had been the stable of the financier and Civil War general Brayton Ives. In midcentury, we had fire pits in the floor for heating, and rats everywhere, because they nested in the hay insulation.

10

Joe Hill

Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAY»

Discover the use of hay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

You Can Heal Your Life

This New York Times Bestseller has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Louise's key message in this powerful work is: ''If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.

Louise L. Hay, 2009

Heal Your Body

Louise L. Hay, bestselling author, is an internationally known leader in the self-help field. Her key message: "If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.

Louise L. Hay, 1984

Meditations to Heal Your Life

Its what Louise calls stirring up the pot. She says, """"You dont have to agree with everything I say. But please examine what you believe and why. This is how youll grow and change. . . ."""" Begin reading anywhere in this book.

Louise L. Hay, 2010

The Present Moment: 365 Daily Affirmations

This little book is filled with positive affirmations that will show you that your point of power is always in the present moment, and this is where you plant the mental seeds for creating new experiences.

Louise L. Hay, 2010

The Political Economy of New Labour: Labouring Under False ...

This text is an analysis of the emergence of New Labour from the electoral wilderness to government. It will be of interest to students, academic journalists and policy makers in Britain and North America.

Colin Hay, 1999

Inside Lincoln's White House: The Complete Civil War Diary ...

Burlingame and Ettlinger's edition of the diary is the first to publish the complete text of all of Hay's entries from 1861 through 1864.

John Hay, Michael Burlingame, John R. Turner Ettlinger, 1999

Gratitude: A Way of Life

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Joan Z. Borysenko, Lee Carroll, Sri Daya Mata, Doreen Virtue, Bernie Siegel, M.D., Dan Millman, John Randolph Price, and others share their understanding of the practice of gratitude.

Louise L. Hay and Friends, Louise L. Hay, Jill Kramer, 2009

The Spirit of the Child: Revised Edition

This stimulating book will encourage educators, parents and others involved in teaching children to consider new approaches to foster children's natural spiritual development.

David Hay, 2006

Empowering Women: Every Woman's Guide to Successful Living

However, in this inspirational book, best-selling author Louise L. Hay reveals that the primary changes we will see will be internal changes.

Louise L. Hay, 2009

Life!: Reflections on Your Journey

In LIFE! Reflections on Your Journey, Louise L. Hay brings you a truly moving and inspirational book that will help you identify and heal a number of the pressing issues that you encounter on your path.

Louise L. Hay, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hay is used in the context of the following news items.

Hay bale heaven: Move bales faster with less labor, equipment

Whether farmers and ranchers are hauling hay bales to storage or moving them to pasture to feed cattle in winter, how efficiently they do so has ... «Farm and Ranch Guide, Jul 15»

Hay producers face a tough cutting with the wet weather - 7NEWS …

DENVER - The USDA reports that Colorado hay production is challenged by the rainy weather pattern. This will have a significant impact on the ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»

Telltale hay trail marks Waikato tractor heist | Stuff.co.nz

The farmer, who was not named in court documents, had parked his 2013 John Deere tractor as usual in a hay shed on his property, which was ... «Waikato Times, Jul 15»

Hay barns is money well spent! - Palestineherald.com: Columnists

First, store the hay in a covered top bar. Hay out of the barn months from now will almost as good quality as when it went in. Dr. Larry Redmond ... «Palestine Herald Press, Jul 15»

Hay River, N.W.T., dog killed by abandoned wolf trap - North - CBC …

A Hay River, N.W.T., woman is warning other residents to be careful after her dog was caught and killed in an abandoned wolf trap last week. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Tributes shared for Tony Hay, who died after being hit by a train …

Tributes shared for Dartford FC fan Tony Hay, who died after being hit by a train at Farningham Road station. Tony Hay never missed a Dartford FC match. «News Shopper, Jul 15»

Hay fever: 1 in 5 drivers taking medication 'had accidents because it …

More than one in five people taking medication for hay fever have had a car accident which could be related to the side effects of their drugs, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Man set hay bale on fire near Highway 59 in Evansville | Local News …

EVANSVILLE —Deputies responded to a call about a man who set a hay bale on fire near Highway 59 and Evansville, according to the ... «4029tv, Jul 15»

Storms hurt some small grains and hay crops in North Dakota …

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Recent storms in North Dakota have damaged some small grain and hay crops. The Agriculture Department says in its ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

Ex-James Hay boss takes helm at Sandringham - Citywire

Restricted national advice firm Sandringham Financial Partners has appointed ex-James Hay managing director Tim Sargisson as chief ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jul 15»