kay

/keɪ/

noun 5name 3intj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

dear, dear, little, little, received, soon, together, used

My dear kay friend helped me move house last weekend without complaining once.

VERB + KAY

exclaimed, judge, kissed, snow

The judge kissed Kay on the cheek after she won the spelling competition.

KAY + NOUN

arnold, doll, everyone, gerda, holthus, johnny, khosrow, son

Gerda searched everywhere for Kay after he disappeared into the frozen forest.

PREP.

after, in, until

We'll catch up after kay, so just head home and relax for now.

ADV.

again

I asked him if he wanted to come along and he said okay, again.

Definitions

noun

The name of the Latin script letter K/k.

A kilometer.

A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).

noun

Dated form of cay.

Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.

intj

Clipping of okay.

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Example Bank

Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.

Wiktionary

She frowned at the girl's response. "Kay?" she said. "That is not a name. And what of your family?" "Catalina," the girl amended quickly. "I am used to being Kay at work. My family name is Gómez - we

Wiktionary

Deobra Redden, 31, was caught on camera in January jumping over a desk and lunging at Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who was sentencing him in another case.

Wiktionary

Professor Kay has been studying insects for forty years.

Tatoeba · #62667

It was not until Kay received the doll that she stopped crying.

Tatoeba · #62668

There's a Mr Kay who wants to see you.

Tatoeba · #62748

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, kay is marked as dated, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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