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Used attributively as the past participle of the verb "lay".
Translations
The bricks were laid in straight, even rows.
Les briques étaient posées en rangées droites et régulières.
Their carefully laid plans were ruined by the storm.
Leurs plans soigneusement préparés ont été ruinés par la tempête.
Definitions
The bricks were laid in straight, even rows.
Their carefully laid plans were ruined by the storm.
laid
Past Simple
laid
Past Simple
laid
Past Participle
laying
ing-form
UK
/leɪ/
US
/leɪ/
Translations
She laid the book on the table.
Elle a posé le livre sur la table.
The hen lays eggs every morning.
La poule pond des œufs chaque matin.
They laid the groundwork for the new project.
Ils ont établi les bases du nouveau projet.
The government laid a heavy tax on luxury goods.
Le gouvernement a imposé une lourde taxe sur les biens de luxe.
He laid fifty dollars on the long-shot to win.
Il a misé cinquante dollars sur l'outsider pour gagner.
The finance committee laid the proposal before the board.
Le comité des finances a soumis la proposition au conseil.
Additional translations
Definitions
She laid the book on the table.
The hen lays eggs every morning.
They laid the groundwork for the new project.
The government laid a heavy tax on luxury goods.
He laid fifty dollars on the long-shot to win.
The finance committee laid the proposal before the board.
Definitions
The minstrel sang a lay about the heroic deeds of the knight.
The lay of the land was such that it made farming difficult.
What's his lay? — He deals in antiques.
He bragged that she was the best lay he'd ever had.
Definitions
A lay preacher conducted the Sunday service.