Слово англійською: lay

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Переклад lay українською: проклада́ти, кла́сти, покла́сти що куди́ (на стіл і т. д.), знести́, зно́сити (яйце́ і т. д.)

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lay

verb
/leɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lay
/leɪ/
he / she / it lays
/leɪz/
past simple laid
/leɪd/
past participle laid
/leɪd/
-ing form laying
/ˈleɪɪŋ/

    put down/spread

  1. [transitive] to put somebody/something in a particular position, especially when it is done gently or carefully
    • lay somebody/something + adv./prep. He laid a hand on my arm.
    • Relatives laid wreaths on the grave.
    • She laid the baby down gently on the bed.
    • Red roses were laid at the memorial.
    • She noticed some paintings laid against the far wall.
    • The horse laid back its ears.
    • lay something His mother visited the murder scene yesterday to lay flowers.
    • lay somebody/something + adj. The cloth should be laid flat.
    Which Word? lay / lielay / lie
    • Lay has an object and lie does not
      • As soon as he laid his head on the pillow, he fell asleep.
      • Why don't you lie on the bed?
      • Why don’t you lay on the bed?
    • In the past tenses laid (from lay) is often wrongly used for lay or lain (from lie)
      • She had lain there all night.
      • She had laid there all night.
    • Some people use lay as a noun instead of lie, but this is not considered correct
      • If you're tired, go and have a lie down.
      • Go and have a lay down.
  2. [transitive] to spread something on something; to cover something with a layer of something
    • lay A on/over B Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor.
    • The grapes were laid to dry on racks.
    • They carefully laid a blanket over the body.
    • B is laid with A The floor was laid with newspaper.
  3. [transitive] lay something (down) to put something down, especially on the floor, ready to be used
    • to lay a carpet/cable/pipe
    • to lay tiles/bricks
    • The first high-speed track was laid between Paris and Lyons.
    • Thirteen U-boats left their base to lay mines in British waters.
    • The foundations of the house are being laid today.
    • (figurative) A series of short-term goals lays the foundation for long-term success.
    • (figurative) They had laid the groundwork for future development.
    4.

    eggs

  4. [transitive, intransitive] lay (something) if a bird, an insect, a fish, etc. lays eggs, it produces them from its body
    • The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
    • new-laid eggs
    • The hens are not laying well (= not producing many eggs).
    5.

    table

  5. [transitive] lay something (British English) to arrange knives, forks, plates, etc. on a table ready for a meal synonym set
    • to lay the table
    6.

    present proposal

  6. [transitive] lay something + adv./prep. to present a proposal, some information, etc. to somebody for them to think about and decide on
    • The bill was laid before Parliament.
    7.

    difficult situation

  7. [transitive] lay somebody/something + adv./prep. (formal) to put somebody/something in a particular position or state, especially a difficult or unpleasant one synonym place
    • to lay a responsibility/burden on somebody
    • to lay somebody under an obligation to do something
    • Failing to act now will merely lay the burden on future generations.
    8.

    with nouns

  8. [transitive] lay something + adv./prep. used with a noun to form a phrase that has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun
    • to lay the blame on somebody (= to blame somebody)
    • Our teacher lays great stress on good spelling (= stresses it strongly).
    9.

    plan/trap

  9. [transitive] lay something to prepare something in detail
    • Little did he know they had laid a trap for him.
    • She began to lay her plans for her escape.
    • Bad weather can upset even the best-laid plans.
    10.

    have sex

  10. [transitive, usually passive] lay somebody (slang) to have sex with somebody
    • He went out hoping to get laid that night.
    11.

    fire

  11. [transitive] lay something to prepare a fire by arranging wood, sticks or coal

    12. bet

  12. [transitive] to bet money on something; to place a bet
    • lay something to lay a bet
    • lay something on something She had laid $100 on the favourite.
    • I think he’ll come, but I wouldn’t lay money on it.
    • lay (somebody) something (that)… I’ll lay you any money you like (that) he won’t come.
    This pattern is not used in the passive.
  13. past tense of lie1
    14. Word Originverb Old English lecgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leggen and German legen, also to lie.
Idioms Idioms containing lay are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example lay something bare is at bare. 
Phrasal Verbs
  • lay about
  • lay about you
  • lay aside
  • lay down
  • lay in
  • lay into
  • lay off
  • lay on
  • lay out
  • lay over
  • lay up
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