laid

CEFRB1

/leɪd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of lay; placed something somewhere.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.

Examples

  • A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.

  • The streets are laid out quite well.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of lay

  2. simple past and past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)

More examples

In context

  • He laid a hand on my arm.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

* As an English surname, from Middle English lade (“river crossing”), from Old English gelād, from lād (“canal, watercourse”). * As an Estonian surname, from the noun laid (“holm, islet”).