laid

/leɪd/

verbadjectivelaid

Think: “I LAID it down, and it stayed”—LAID has the long A sound /leɪ/ like in “paid.”

Yes, it's laid. Remember the long A: LAID = /leɪd/ (like paid, said with a long A), not “layed.”

Definitions

  1. verbpast tense and past participle of lay; put or placed something down in a flat position.
  2. verbset something in position (often used with objects like eggs, plans, or foundations).
  3. adjectivearranged or placed; set down (often in phrases like 'well-laid plans').

Examples

  • “She laid the book on the table and turned off the light.”
  • “The hen laid three eggs this morning.”
  • “They laid the foundation before winter arrived.”

Synonyms

placedputsetpositioneddeposited

Antonyms

liftedraised

Translations

ES puso; colocó (pasado de 'poner/colocar')PT pôs; colocou (passado de 'pôr/colocar')FR a posé; a mis (passé de 'poser/mettre')

Common misspellings

layedladelaiedlaydlaidelaedlaídlaid

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