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lay (EN)
فعل، صفت، اسم

این کلمه همچنین می‌تواند شکلی از موارد زیر باشد:
lie (فعل)

فعل “lay”

مصدر lay؛ او lays؛ گذشته laid؛ اسم مفعول laid؛ اسم مصدر laying
  1. گذاشتن
    She laid the baby in the crib.
  2. چیدن
    The workers are laying new tiles in the kitchen.
  3. تخم گذاشتن
    The chicken laid an egg this morning.
  4. طرح‌ریزی کردن
    They laid plans to surprise their friend on his birthday.
  5. تحمیل کردن
    The government laid heavy taxes on imported cars.
  6. شرط بستن
    I'll lay you ten dollars he won't be here on time.

صفت “lay”

فرم پایه lay، غیرقابل درجه‌بندی
  1. غیرروحانی
    Lay members of the congregation are invited to participate.
  2. غیرمتخصص
    The scientist tried to explain the concept in lay terms.

اسم “lay”

مفرد lay، جمع lays یا غیرقابل‌شمارش
  1. وضعیت
    Before starting the project, we need to understand the lay of the land.
  2. رابطه جنسی
    He was hoping for a lay on his holiday.
  3. شریک جنسی (غیررسمی)
    She didn't want to be just a lay to him.