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- [ley in]
- /leɪ ɪn/
- /leɪ ɪn/
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- [ley in]
- /leɪ ɪn/
Definitions of lay in words
- verb with object lay in to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 1
- verb with object lay in to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low. 1
- verb with object lay in to put or place in a particular position: The dog laid its ears back. 1
- verb with object lay in to cause to be in a particular state or condition: Their motives were laid bare. 1
- verb with object lay in to set, place, or apply (often followed by to or on): to lay hands on a child. 1
- verb with object lay in to dispose or place in proper position or in an orderly fashion: to lay bricks. 1
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Origin of lay in
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English layen, leggen, Old English lecgan (causative of licgan to lie2); cognate with Dutch leggen, German legen, Old Norse legja, Gothic lagjan
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Parts of speech for Lay in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lay in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lay in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lay in
verb lay in
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- reap — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- cull — If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
- hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
Antonyms for lay in
verb lay in
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.