āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to lay
01
āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāύā§
to carefully place something or someone down in a horizontal position
Transitive: to lay sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The parent gently laid the sleeping baby in the crib.
āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύā§āϤ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ.
02
āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
(of a bird, insect, fish, etc.) to produce eggs
Transitive: to lay eggs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each year, the sea turtle returns to the same beach to lay its eggs in the sand.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻĒ āĻāĻāĻ āϏā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to make preparations or get something ready for a specific action or operation
Transitive: to lay plans or preparations
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's important to lay the foundation for a successful career by acquiring relevant skills and experience.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
04
āĻāϰā§āĻĒ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to place or enforce an obligation upon someone or something
Transitive: to lay an obligation on sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge will lay a hefty fine on the corporation for environmental violations.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϞāĻā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻĒ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύāĨ¤
05
āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž, āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to set or install something in place, such as laying bricks or tiles
Transitive: to lay sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mason will lay the bricks carefully to ensure a sturdy wall.
āĻāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŽāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
06
āĻā§āĻĻāĻž, āϧā§āύ
to have sexual intercourse
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They laid after a long date.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϝā§āύāĻŽāĻŋāϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ.
01
relating to or characteristic of people who are not members of the clergy
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Lay members of the congregation attended the meeting.
02
not belonging to or derived from a specific profession
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Lay observers may not understand technical jargon.
01
a narrative poem, often of popular or traditional origin, recounting stories in verse
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Medieval lays often told tales of love and heroism.
02
a narrative song, typically with a recurring refrain, telling a story through music
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Lays with refrains were popular in medieval courts.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
inlay
layer
laying
lay
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