lay

lay is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

law - lay - lead

Pronunciation

• enPR: lā, IPA ^(key): /leɪ/
• SAMPA: /leI/

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Verb

Plain form lay

Third-person singular lays

Past tense laid

Past participle laid

Present participle laying

1. (transitive) When you lay something, you place it down flat.

   Sally carefully laid out her clothing on the bed.

2. (transitive) When an animal lays an egg, it makes and places it outside its body.

Noun

Singular lay

Plural lays

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