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Used attributively as the past participle of the verb "lay".
Translations
The newly laid tiles gleamed in the sunlight.
Новоуложенные плитки блестели на солнце.
Their carefully laid plans unraveled.
Их тщательно подготовленные планы рассыпались.
Additional translations
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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
Gerund
UK
/leɪ/
US
/leɪ/
Translations
She will lay the book on the table.
Она положит книгу на стол.
He decided to lay the foundation for a new project.
Он решил положить основу для нового проекта.
They lay the bricks carefully to build the wall.
Они аккуратно укладывают кирпичи, чтобы построить стену.
The hen will lay eggs in the morning.
Курица отложит яйца утром.
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.