Slay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

kill intentionally and with premeditation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈeɪ/.

Examples

The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

murder remove polish off bump off hit off dispatch

Parts of Speech

verb	kill intentionally and with premeditation “The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”

Word Forms

murder	noun	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
murderer	noun	a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
slayer	noun	someone who causes the death of a person or animal
slaying	noun	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
hit	noun	a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
dispatch	noun	killing a person or animal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erschlagen

absichtlich und vorsätzlich töten

🇫🇷French

tuer

tuer intentionnellement et avec préméditation

🇪🇸Spanish

matar

matar intencionalmente y con premeditación

🇮🇹Italian

uccidere

uccidere intenzionalmente e con premeditazione

🇳🇱Dutch

doden

opzettelijk en met voorbedachten rade doden

🇵🇹Portuguese

matar

matar intencionalmente e com premeditação

🇷🇺Russian

убить

убить намеренно и преднамеренно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टूटना

जानबूझकर और पूर्वचिन्तन से हत्या करना

🇧🇩Bengali

হত্যা

ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে এবং পূর্বপরিকল্পনা দিয়ে হত্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

கொல்லு

வேண்டுமென்றே மற்றும் திட்டமிட்டு கொல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వధించు

ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా మరియు ముందస్తు ప్రణాళికతో చంపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मारणे

जाणूनबुजून आणि पूर्वकल्पनाने मारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હત્યા

ઇરાદાપૂર્વક અને પૂર્વધારણા સાથે મારી નાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಲ್ಲು

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪೂರ್ವಯೋಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊല്ലുക

മനഃപൂർവവും മുൻകൂർ ആലോചിച്ചും കൊല്ലുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਤਲ

ਜਾਣ ਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

قتل

جان بوجھ کر اور احتیاط کے ساتھ قتل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杀戮

故意且有预谋地杀人

🇯🇵Japanese

殺す

意図的かつ計画的に殺す

🇰🇷Korean

몹시 웃기다

고의로 계획적으로 살해하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giết

giết người có chủ ý và có dự tính trước

🇹🇭Thai

ฆ่า

ฆ่าโดยเจตนาและไตร่ตรองไว้ล่วงหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

membunuh

membunuh dengan sengaja dan terencana

🇵🇭Filipino

pumatay

pumatay ng sinasadya at may premeditation

🇲🇾Malay

membunuh

membunuh dengan sengaja dan dengan niat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذبح

القتل عمداً مع سبق الإصرار والترصد

🇮🇷Persian

کشتن

کشتن عمدی و با عمد

🇹🇷Turkish

öldürmek

kasten ve önceden tasarlayarak öldürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְטוֹל

להרוג בכוונה ובכוונה מוקדמת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'slay'?

The primary meaning of 'slay' is 'kill intentionally and with premeditation'.

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Using 'slay' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'slay' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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