Lay: Learn the meaning

Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the verb lay and its past tense and past participle forms. Find out the difference between lay and lie, and the common phrasal verbs and idioms with lay. Learn the meaning and usage of the verb lay, which can mean to put something down, to produce eggs, to risk money, or to express something. Find out the difference between lay and lie, and see idioms and phrasal verbs with lay. Lay or lie ? - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary Lay is often used where lie is considered standard, as in "I'm going to lay down for a quick nap." The use, which dates to the 14th century, troubled no one until the 18th, but since then, people who care about such things have tried to teach the rest of us that a person lies, not lays, down.