to lay

Meanings

• Verb

  Place or lay something down, often implying a permanent or definite position.

  - "I will lay the books on the table."
  - "The sun sets and lays its golden beams upon the sea."

• Verb

  Cause or allow (eggs) to be deposited and develop.

  - "The hen lays an egg."
  - "My grandmother used to lay eggs when she was younger."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with to lay
day , may , play , stray

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Variants

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to let

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Forms

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laid, laying, lain

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Etymology

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Old English hlēgan, hlīgan; related to hlīwan to lie, recline.

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Trivia

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1. The average hen lays about 250 eggs per year.

2. The world record for the most eggs laid by a chicken in one day is 364.

3. In the Middle Ages, eggs were considered a luxury item, and only the wealthy could afford to lay hens.

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Related Concepts

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1. Laying hens: Chickens that have reached sexual maturity and are able to lay eggs.

2. Laying down the law: Establishing rules or making one's authority known.

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Culture

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In literature, 'to lay' is often used figuratively to describe the setting of a scene or the establishment of a situation. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the narrator describes the opulence of Gatsby's mansion, 'The cars drew up, and out of them stepped, one by one, so many men and women, clad in careless summer costumes, or in elegant evening dress.', laying the groundwork for the extravagant party that follows.

How to Memorize "to lay"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of placing or setting something down.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lay' with the image of a book being placed on a table.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'lay' as a verb meaning 'to place' by associating it with the first letter L in 'lay'.

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