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We got a little waylaid along the way. The whole problem started about 10 years ago with management and legal battles, then still trying to make albums while I was doing all of that.
Pat Travers

Meaning of "waylaid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAYLAID

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAYLAID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waylaid is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb waylaid in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WAYLAID

PRESENT

Present
I waylay
you waylay
he/she/it waylays
we waylay
you waylay
they waylay
Present continuous
I am waylaying
you are waylaying
he/she/it is waylaying
we are waylaying
you are waylaying
they are waylaying
Present perfect
I have waylaid
you have waylaid
he/she/it has waylaid
we have waylaid
you have waylaid
they have waylaid
Present perfect continuous
I have been waylaying
you have been waylaying
he/she/it has been waylaying
we have been waylaying
you have been waylaying
they have been waylaying
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 waylaid
you waylaid
he/she/it waylaid
we waylaid
you waylaid
they waylaid
Past continuous
I was waylaying
you were waylaying
he/she/it was waylaying
we were waylaying
you were waylaying
they were waylaying
Past perfect
I had waylaid
you had waylaid
he/she/it had waylaid
we had waylaid
you had waylaid
they had waylaid
Past perfect continuous
I had been waylaying
you had been waylaying
he/she/it had been waylaying
we had been waylaying
you had been waylaying
they had been waylaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will waylay
you will waylay
he/she/it will waylay
we will waylay
you will waylay
they will waylay
Future continuous
I will be waylaying
you will be waylaying
he/she/it will be waylaying
we will be waylaying
you will be waylaying
they will be waylaying
Future perfect
I will have waylaid
you will have waylaid
he/she/it will have waylaid
we will have waylaid
you will have waylaid
they will have waylaid
Future perfect continuous
I will have been waylaying
you will have been waylaying
he/she/it will have been waylaying
we will have been waylaying
you will have been waylaying
they will have been waylaying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would waylaid
you would waylaid
he/she/it would waylaid
we would waylaid
you would waylaid
they would waylaid
Conditional continuous
I would be waylaying
you would be waylaying
he/she/it would be waylaying
we would be waylaying
you would be waylaying
they would be waylaying
Conditional perfect
I would have waylaid
you would have waylaid
he/she/it would have waylaid
we would have waylaid
you would have waylaid
they would have waylaid
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been waylaying
you would have been waylaying
he/she/it would have been waylaying
we would have been waylaying
you would have been waylaying
they would have been waylaying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you waylay
we let´s waylay
you waylay
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to waylay
Past participle
waylaid
Present Participle
waylaying
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAYLAID

way-cool
way-out
waybill
wayboard
waybread
wayfare
wayfarer
wayfaring
wayfaring tree
waygoing
Wayland
Wayland Smith
waylay
waylayer
wayleave
wayleggo
wayless
waymark
waymarked
wayment

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAYLAID

cable-laid
creamlaid
deep-laid
hawser-laid
inlaid
interlaid
laid
mislaid
outlaid
overlaid
overplaid
plaid
plain-laid
re-laid
shepherd´s plaid
shroud-laid
slaid
twice-laid
underlaid
unlaid

Synonyms and antonyms of waylaid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WAYLAID»

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

Translation of «waylaid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAYLAID

Find out the translation of waylaid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of waylaid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waylaid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拦路抢劫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

waylaid
570 millions of speakers

English

waylaid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подкараулил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

emboscado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

waylaid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

waylaid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jalan lurus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufgelauert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

待ち伏せ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숨겨져
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waylaid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trấn lột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

waylaid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेलाल्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

waylaid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

waylaid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

waylaid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підкараулив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pândit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

waylaid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waylaid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

waylaid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

waylaid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waylaid

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAYLAID»

The term «waylaid» is regularly used and occupies the 57.813 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAYLAID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «waylaid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «waylaid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about waylaid

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «WAYLAID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waylaid.
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Pat Travers
We got a little waylaid along the way. The whole problem started about 10 years ago with management and legal battles, then still trying to make albums while I was doing all of that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAYLAID»

Discover the use of waylaid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waylaid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Waylaid
As a Chinese American boy works at his parents' hotel renting out rooms to johns and hookers, he engages in a quest to lose his virginity while struggling with concepts of friendship, family, class, race, sexuality, and self-worth.
Ed Lin, 2002
2
The Waylaid Heart
Although her marriage was passionless, lovely Cecilia still feels it is her duty to unmask the man responsible for her husband's murder, and she finds an unexpected ally in the person of dashing Sir James Branstoke
Holly Newman, 1990
3
Waylaid by God
Has God ever crossed your path? Would you notice if he did? Be amazed as three people describe their very personal encounters with God, with suffering and the spiritual world.
Joyce Kirkup, 2008
4
English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English
WAYLAY Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past Past Perfect I waylay have waylaid waylaid had waylaid you waylay have waylaid waylaid had waylaid he/she/it waylays has waylaid waylaid had waylaid we ...
TZ-one, 2013
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Paradise Lost?: High-Speed Trains--Get Waylaid, Shady ...
Reminiscent of a detective novel, this political exposé explores the corruption of some of the richest and most powerful political figures in California.
Richard Trainor, 2009
6
Waylaid by Wireless: A Suspicion, a Warning, a Sporting ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2010
7
Voices From The Blue Room
waylaid. For a good 25 years I plugged along not knowing much of what I was doing but inadvertently setting a path for my goals nobody influencing me or telling me what to do/where to go instinctively I drove on to what I was meant to be then ...
Robert G. Anstey, 2004
8
Journeys with the Monk
waylaid. For a good 25 years I plugged along not knowing much of what I was doing but inadvertently setting a path for my goals nobody influencing me or telling me what to do/where to go instinctively I drove on to what I was meant to be then ...
Robert G. Anstey, 2005
9
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
One Ryan waylaid by Four Men and unmercifully beaten. Riot in Town of Thurles ; One Man killed. Attempt to assassinate Mr. Robinson of Ardfinan. (Suspicion attaches to some of his Tenantry.) Murder of John Ryan by William Brien by a Blow ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1834
10
Garner's Modern American Usage
waylay > waylaid > waylaid. Occasionally the past tense or past participle is misspelled *waylayed—e.g.: • “Keggi's career was waylayed [read waylaid] in 1993 when she drank some bad water and was stricken with lingering symptoms from ...
Bryan Garner, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAYLAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waylaid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Who let the buffaloes out? A power-drunk SP MLA
The Samajwadi Party MLA from Sadar in Mainpuri, Rajkumar Yadav, had the Rajasthan police in a tizzy after he waylaid a truck carrying buffaloes and let all the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Pope Francis' environmental encyclical gets waylaid in West Virginia
The development of "This Land" is instructive as Catholics and business interests sort through Francis' encyclical today. Forty years ago, drafts of "This Land" ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
3
2 Waylaid, Robbed in Separate Incidents
BENGALURU: Unidentified men threatened two people, including a student, and robbed them of their valuables in separate incidents in the city on Sunday. «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
4
Fast Track Bill Waylaid In House
On Friday the U.S. House voted to pass the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, which would extend Trade Promotion ... «whotv.com, Jun 15»
5
Two Delhi girls were raped in Goa, after being waylaid
The police said after they were waylaid at Arpora, the two were robbed along with tourist taxi driver Abhijit Kochrekar and taken to a hotel in Calangute from ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
6
Accenture's legal VP waylaid, threatened
The trend of politicians using goondas and rowdy-sheeters to intimidate upright bureaucrats from discharging their duties is not new. But what is disturbing is that ... «Bangalore Mirror, May 15»
7
Roaring Creek Family Waylaid, Wife Killed in Fatal Attack
The other murder victim is a Camalote resident who was killed after a lone-gunman fired several bullets at the vehicle she was travelling in around five thirty on ... «channel5belize, May 15»
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Morning Agenda: Comcast Deal Could Be Waylaid by Hearing
COMCAST DEAL COULD BE WAYLAID BY HEARING | The staff of the Federal Communications Commission has recommended that the agency put the ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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WMBF News photographer reunites waylaid duck family
WMBF News photographer reunites waylaid duck family. Posted: Apr 21, 2015 9:17 AM PDT. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:17 PM EDT. Updated: Apr 21, 2015 ... «WMBF, Apr 15»
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TCS engineer shot dead in Noida; attackers waylaid car
TCS engineer shot dead in Noida; attackers waylaid car. Saurabh Trivedi, Hindustan Times, Noida; |; Updated: Apr 14, 2015 11:59 IST. Share. A 26-year-old ... «Hindustan Times, Apr 15»

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