Pronunciation SAMPA: /'/ IPA: /'leɪ/ Adjective Non-professional, not a member of an organized institution (e.g. scientific lay person) Not belonging to the clergy. Translations Dutch: leek Verb to lay (laid, laid) to leave something somewhere to prepare (e.g. the groundwork, the table) to install certain building materials (e.g. lay brick, lay flooring) Translations Dutch: leggen (1) German: legen (1) Indonesian: meletakkan, menempatkan Japanese: 置く (おく, oku) Verb lay past tense of to lie (to put oneself horizontally) Translations Dutch: lag, lagen Indonesian: berbaring, membaringkan Japanese: 横になった (よこになった, yoko ni natta) Noun lay an arrangement or relationship; layout; eg, the lay of the land. Translations Dutch: ligging f
to lay (laid, laid)
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