lay
معنی فارسی
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Middle English, from Old English lecgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leggen and German legen.
مثال
- Please lay the book on the table.
- He laid the foundation for his argument.
- She laid the baby gently in the crib.
ترکیبهای رایج
lay the table lay a trap lay the blame lay the groundwork
تعریف انگلیسی
- a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- a narrative poem of popular origin
- put into a certain place or abstract location “Put your things here” “Set the tray down” “Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children” “Place emphasis on a certain point” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something PP” “They lay the bags on the table”
- put in a horizontal position “lay the books on the table” “lay the patient carefully onto the bed” “Cause: lie” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody PP” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- prepare or position for action or operation “lay a fire” “lay the foundation for a new health care plan” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- lay eggs “This hen doesn't lay” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s”
- impose as a duty, burden, or punishment “lay a responsibility on someone” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something” “Somebody ----s something PPIII”
- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy “set his collar in laic rather than clerical position” “the lay ministry”
- not of or from a profession “a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease”
مترادفها
I. verb active
1. Put, place, lay down.
2. Impose, assess.
3. Impute, charge, ascribe.
4. Spread (on a surface).
5. Prepare, set in order, get ready.
6. Contrive, scheme, devise, concoct.
7. Allay, quiet, calm, still, appease.
8. Exorcise, drive away.
9. Bet, stake, wager, risk, hazard.
10. Produce, bring forth and deposit (as eggs).
11. (Nautical) Depress, sink, sail away from so as to lose sight of.
12. (Law.) Allege, state, name.
II. noun
(Rare.)
1. Row, stratum, layer.
2. Bet, wager, stake, pledge.
3. Song, lyric.
4. Lea, meadow, mead, pasture, grassy plain, grass land.
III. adjective
Laic, laical.