laid
pronunciation
How to pronounce laid in British English:
UK [leɪd]
How to pronounce laid in American English:
US [ leɪd]
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- Adjective:
- set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
Word Origin
- laid
- past tense and past participle of lay (v.). Laid-up "injured, sick," originally was a nautical term (1769) describing a ship moored in harbor. Laid off "temporarily unemployed" is from 1916. Get laid "have sex" (with someone) attested from 1952, U.S. slang. Laid-back "relaxed" is first attested 1973, perhaps in reference to the posture of highway motorcyclists. Laid up "incapacitated" originally was of ships.
Example
- 1. Few have laid out clear policies .
- 2. And then mr. obama laid out a budget plan that really is serious .
- 3. The first cobblestone pavement was laid on gravier and magazine streets in 1817 .
- 4. He has promised broadly to stick to the combined policies of fiscal austerity and structural reforms laid out by mr monti .
- 5. New charges were laid against full tilt poker as part of the american government 's ongoing fraud case against online gambling companies .