English

Pronunciation

• lā, /leɪ/, /leI/

  Homophones: lei, ley

  Rhymes: -eɪ

Adjective

lay

1. Non-professional, not a member of an organized institution (e.g. scientific lay person)
2. Not belonging to the clergy.

Translations

• Dutch: leek
• Hungarian: laikus

Verb

to lay (laid, laid)

1. to leave something somewhere
2. to prepare (e.g. the groundwork, the table)
3. to install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another (e.g. lay brick, lay flooring)
4. To give birth to (in egg form)
5. To have sexual intercourse with someone, especially in a casual manner

Compounds?

1. lay down - to specify - (to lay down the law)
2. lay out - to specify - (lay out the guidelines)
3. lay low - hide, avoid being seen
4. lay about - assault

Translations

• Dutch: leggen (1)
• French: pordre
• German: legen (1)
• Indonesian: meletakkan , menempatkan
• Japanese: 置く (おく, oku)

Verb

lay

1. past tense of to lie (to put oneself horizontally)

Derived Terms

• layabout - a lazy person

Translations

• Dutch: lag, lagen
• Indonesian: berbaring, membaringkan
• Japanese: 横になった (よこになった , yoko ni natta)

Noun

lay

1. arrangement or relationship; layout ; eg, the lay of the land.
2. casual sexual partner

   Synonyms - See WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman

Translations

• (arrangement or relationship)

  Dutch: ligging f