| Level | B1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | lay |
| IPA | /leɪ / verb [transitive] (past tense, past participle laid /leɪd /) |
| Back | yatırmak, sermek, koymak |
| Back 2 | lay (verb) /leɪ /
verb [transitive] (past tense, past
participle laid /leɪd /)
PUT DOWN
1 to
put sb/sth carefully in a particular position or on a surface
yatırmak, sermek,
koymak
Before they started they laid newspaper on
the floor.
He laid the child gently down on her bed.
‘Don't worry,’ she said, laying her hand on
my shoulder.
note at LIE2
2 to
put sth in the correct position for a particular purpose
döşemek
They're laying new electricity cables in
our street.
EGGS
3 to
produce eggs
yumurtlamak
Hens lay eggs.
PREPARE
4 to
prepare sth for use
kurmak, hazırlamak
The police have laid a trap for him and I
think they'll catch him this time.
Can you lay the table, please?
WITH NOUN
5
(used with some nouns to give a similar meaning to a verb) to put
They laid all the blame (suçladılar) on
him.
to lay emphasis on something
vurgulamak
IDIOM
get/lay
your hands on sb
(informal)
to catch sb
birini
yakalamak
Just wait till I get my hands on that boy!
PHRASAL VERBS
lay
sth down
to give sth as a rule
belirtmek, bildirmek
It's all laid down in the rules of the
club.
lay
off (sb)
(informal)
to stop annoying sb
rahat
bırakmak
Can't you lay off me for a bit?
lay
sb off
to stop giving work to
sb
işten
çıkarmak
They've laid off 500 workers at the car factory.
lay
sth on
(informal)
to provide sth
düzenlemek, ayarlamak
They're laying on a trip to London for
everybody.
lay
sth out
1 to
spread out a number of things so that you can see them easily or so that they
look nice
sermek;
yaymak
All the food was laid out on a table in the
garden.
2 to
arrange sth in a planned way
düzenlemek
The new shopping centre is very
attractively laid out.
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