Polyglot Dictionary

lay

/leɪ/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
lays
past
laid
past participle
laid
gerund
laying

Meaning

  1. colocar, poner

    • She lays the baby down gently.

      Ella recuesta al bebé con cuidado.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Phrasal verbs

  • lay off

    despedir (empleados)

    The factory lays off fifty workers.

    La fábrica despide a cincuenta trabajadores.

  • lay out

    disponer, exponer

    He lays out his plan for the year.

    Expone su plan para el año.

Similar words

set

lay and set are close synonyms for "to put, to place," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

platzieren

platzieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to place, to position."

German

stellen

Close — laying relates to placing, putting (upright).

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa lay?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ the baby down gently.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a lay?

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