waylay

verb/weɪˈleɪ/CEFR C2

পথ আটকে ধরা

Meaning

To stop someone on their way, either to attack them or to talk to them.

Example sentences

  • Robbers waylaid the traders on the hill road.পাহাড়ি পথে ডাকাতেরা ব্যবসায়ীদের পথ আটকায়।
  • She was waylaid by a colleague in the corridor.করিডোরে এক সহকর্মী তাকে আটকে ফেলে।

Word forms

past tense
waylaid
past participle
waylaid

A common mistake

He waylayed me outside the office.→He waylaid me outside the office.

The past follows lay: waylaid, not waylayed. The word has a light modern use as well as the old violent one — being waylaid by a talkative colleague only costs you time.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: ambush, accost

Similar words, and what each means

  • ambush

    অতর্কিত হামলা, ওঁৎ পেতে আক্রমণ

    A surprise attack by people who have hidden and waited.

  • accost

    অচেনা কাউকে হঠাৎ থামিয়ে কথা বলা

    To stop and speak to someone boldly, in a way they may find unwelcome.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “waylay” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ছেড়ে যাওয়া, চলে যাওয়া
    • • পথ আটকে ধরা
    • • ভ্রু কুঁচকানো, মুখ গোমড়া করা, বিরক্তি দেখানো
    • • মালিক হওয়া, অধিকারে রাখা
    Show the answer

    পথ আটকে ধরা — waylay (verb) — পথ আটকে ধরা. To stop someone on their way, either to attack them or to talk to them.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “waylay”?

    • • outpace
    • • ambush
    • • fix
    • • make
    Show the answer

    ambush — ambush — অতর্কিত হামলা, ওঁৎ পেতে আক্রমণ. A surprise attack by people who have hidden and waited.

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