LAY


Meaning of LAY in English

I.

verb

ADVERB

▪ carefully , gently

▪ neatly

He laid the clothes neatly on his bed.

▪ aside , down

With a resigned sigh she laid aside her book.

He laid the plates down on the table.

PREPOSITION

▪ on

She laid the child tenderly on the bed.

▪ over

They carefully laid a blanket over the body.

PHRASAL VERB

lay sth out

ADVERB

▪ nicely , well

Each chapter is nicely laid out with clear diagrams.

The owners have a tastefully laid out garden.

▪ clearly

The information is there; it just isn't laid out clearly.

Lay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ambush , ↑ blame , ↑ brick , ↑ cable , ↑ carpet , ↑ charge , ↑ claim , ↑ concrete , ↑ drain , ↑ egg , ↑ emphasis , ↑ foundation , ↑ groundwork , ↑ hand , ↑ head , ↑ kiss , ↑ main , ↑ mat , ↑ mine , ↑ odds , ↑ palm , ↑ pipe , ↑ pipeline , ↑ place , ↑ responsibility , ↑ siege , ↑ stress , ↑ table , ↑ tile , ↑ track , ↑ trail , ↑ trap , ↑ turf , ↑ wreath

II.

adj.

Lay is used with these nouns: ↑ audience , ↑ ministry , ↑ preacher , ↑ reader

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .