lay
lay/lā/
verb
- put down, especially gently or carefully."she laid the baby in his crib"synonyms: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, sit, settle, stow, balance, station, drop, leave, let fall, throw down, fling down, deploy, locate, position, plant, stick, dump, bung, park, plonk, pop, shove
- put down and set in position for use."it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional"
- used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g., “lay the blame on” means ‘to blame’."she laid great stress on little courtesies"synonyms: assign, attribute, ascribe, allocate, allot, impute, attach, impose, fix, hold someone responsible, hold someone accountable, hold someone answerable, condemn, find guilty of, pin the blame on
- (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body."flamingos lay only one egg"synonyms: produce, oviposit
- have sex with.
- follow (a specified course)."I'm going to lay a course for Ibiza harbor"
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The meaning of LAID is past tense and past participle of lay.
5 days ago ˇ past participle of past simple lay: He laid the book on the table. Note: not standard In speech, many people use laid instead of lay as the past simple of lie.
Laid is the past participle of the verb, lay, which means set down. So something that has been laid has already been set down. You might scramble up the eggs ...
Laid definition: simple past tense and past participle of lay1. . See examples of LAID used in a sentence.
verb ˇ 1. : to beat or strike down with force ˇ 2. a. : to put or set down ˇ 3. : to bring forth and deposit (an egg) ˇ 4. : calm, allay. lay the dust ˇ 5. : ...
Laid is the past tense and past participle of lay. Collins COBUILD Advanced ...
lay verb (PUT DOWN) ... to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose: She laid the baby on the bed.
verb (used with object) , laid, layˇing. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. Synonyms: deposit.
1. [+ object] : to place (someone or something) down gently in a flat position Lay the fabric carefully on the table. He laid a gentle hand on her shoulder.
1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock down, as from an erect position a blow laid him low 2. to cause to lie; place or put so as to be in a ...