The practice was unremarked until around 1770 Attempts to correct it have been a fixture of schoolbooks ever since. Lay aside all hope of rescue To save for the future Laid aside money for a vacation. To put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a…
To put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest See examples of lay used in a sentence. Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime. One is that the form lay was also originally used as both the base form of lay and as the simple past of lie Another is the use of lay as a reflexive verb meaning “to go lie (down)”.
Lay (= put, place) the books on the table.
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