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le╔к
рд▓рдПрдЗ
/le╔к/

рдЕрдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрдЬрд╝реА рдореЗрдВ "lay"рдХреА рдкрд░рд┐рднрд╛рд╖рд╛ рдФрд░ рдЕрд░реНрде

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рд░рдЦрдирд╛, рдмрд┐рдЫрд╛рдирд╛

to carefully place something or someone down in a horizontal position
Transitive: to lay sth somewhere
to lay definition and meaning
рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
The carpenter laid the wooden planks on the floor to measure and cut them accurately.
рдмрдврд╝рдИ рдиреЗ рд▓рдХрдбрд╝реА рдХреЗ рддрдЦреНрддреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдорд╛рдкрдиреЗ рдФрд░ рд╕рдЯреАрдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдХрд╛рдЯрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдлрд░реНрд╢ рдкрд░ рд░рдЦрд╛ред
02

рдЕрдВрдбреЗ рджреЗрдирд╛, рд░рдЦрдирд╛

(of a bird, insect, fish, etc.) to produce eggs
Transitive: to lay eggs
to lay definition and meaning
рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
The salmon swim upstream to their spawning grounds to lay their eggs in the gravel.
рд╕реИрд▓реНрдорди рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдВрдбреЗ рджреЗрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдореИрджрд╛рди рдХреА рдУрд░ рдзрд╛рд░рд╛ рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рдкрд░реАрдд рддреИрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рд╡реЗ рдХрдВрдХрдбрд╝ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдВрдбреЗ рджреЗ рд╕рдХреЗрдВред
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рддреИрдпрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рдирд╛, рдЖрдзрд╛рд░ рд░рдЦрдирд╛

to make preparations or get something ready for a specific action or operation
Transitive: to lay plans or preparations
рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
She decided to lay the groundwork for her retirement by investing in a diversified portfolio.
рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рд╡рд┐рд╡рд┐рдз рдкреЛрд░реНрдЯрдлреЛрд▓рд┐рдпреЛ рдореЗрдВ рдирд┐рд╡реЗрд╢ рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛рдирд┐рд╡реГрддреНрддрд┐ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЖрдзрд╛рд░ рддреИрдпрд╛рд░ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдлреИрд╕рд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред
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рд▓рдЧрд╛рдирд╛, рд▓рд╛рдЧреВ рдХрд░рдирд╛

to place or enforce an obligation upon someone or something
Transitive: to lay an obligation on sb/sth
рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
The council voted to lay a curfew on teenagers in the neighborhood to reduce vandalism.
рдкрд░рд┐рд╖рдж рдиреЗ рдкрдбрд╝реЛрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рд╢реЛрд░реЛрдВ рдкрд░ рдХрд░реНрдлреНрдпреВ рд▓рдЧрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдорддрджрд╛рди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рд╡реИрдВрдбрд▓рд┐рдЬреНрдо рдХреЛ рдХрдо рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХреЗред
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рдмрд┐рдЫрд╛рдирд╛, рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛

to set or install something in place, such as laying bricks or tiles
Transitive: to lay sth
рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
She hired a contractor to lay hardwood flooring throughout the house.
рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдкреВрд░реЗ рдШрд░ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рд╛рд░реНрдбрд╡реБрдб рдлрд░реНрд╢ рдмрд┐рдЫрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдПрдХ рдареЗрдХреЗрджрд╛рд░ рдХреЛ рдХрд╛рдо рдкрд░ рд░рдЦрд╛ред
06

рдЪреБрджрдирд╛, рдЪреЛрджрдирд╛

to have sexual intercourse
Slang
рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
I ca n't believe he tried to lay on the first night.
рдореБрдЭреЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реА рд░рд╛рдд рд╕рдВрднреЛрдЧ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреА рдХреЛрд╢рд┐рд╢ рдХреАред
01

relating to or characteristic of people who are not members of the clergy

рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
Lay involvement is essential in parish committees.
02

not belonging to or derived from a specific profession

рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
Lay participation in the project helped bridge knowledge gaps.
01

a narrative poem, often of popular or traditional origin, recounting stories in verse

рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
The poet wrote a new lay inspired by folklore.
02

a narrative song, typically with a recurring refrain, telling a story through music

рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
The ballad is essentially a lay set to music.

рд╢рдмреНрджрд╛рд╡рд▓реА рд╡реГрдХреНрд╖

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