- Laid is the past participle of the verb, lay, which means set down. So something that has been laid has already been set down.
- LAY meaning: 1 : to place (someone or something) down gently in a flat position often + down; 2 : to place (something) into position on or along a surface to build...
- A more technical way to say it is that lay is a “transitive verb” (meaning it has a direct object) and lie is an “intransitive verb” (meaning it has no object).
- All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid...
- Which meaning is intended is always clear from the context because “lie” is never used with an object and “lay” is never used without one...
- This is a reference page for lay verb forms in present, past and participle tenses.
- Lay and lie are both present-tense verbs, but they don’t mean quite the same thing.
- Thus, if you want to describe someone who is in a horizontal position, resting or reclining, you can use the verb lain. The corresponding past tense form is lay.
- Ingilizce Türkçe: lay: s. 1. belirli meslekten olmayan; alaylı.