lay
Definition
- v. put in a horizontal position
- v. prepare or position for action or operation
- v. lay eggs
- v. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
Word forms
- Past participle
- laid
- Past tense
- laid
- Present participle
- laying
- Third person singular
- lays
Example sentences
vt.
Please lay the book on the table carefully.
vi.
Chickens usually lay eggs in the morning.
n.
The treasure was hidden in a secret lay beneath the old tree.
a.
He is a lay person in the field of science.
past.
Yesterday, I lay down for a nap in the afternoon.