lay open
To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for…To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.
» The book is laid open on top of the desk.
Stalwartlover · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(Japan, South Korea)To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.
offenlegen
(transitive)To expose or reveal (something).
to lay oneself open to criticism
(transitive)To open (something) through cutting or scissoring.
Examples
2 sentencesThe book is laid open on top of the desk.
He then ordered that I move his body to Virginia and that he be laid in an open coffin in a tomb.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
lays open, laying open, laid open, laid openLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.