Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of set the table (“to arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal”).

Examples

23 sentences

  1. She laid the table for six.

    ruОна накрыла на шестерых. — Inego

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  2. Tom pulled out another document and laid it on the table.

    deTom holte noch ein anderes Dokument hervor und legte es auf den Tisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom took his watch off and laid it on the table.

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  4. She lays the table for breakfast.

    ruОна накрывает стол к завтраку. — odexed

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  5. Tom took off his cycling helmet and laid it on the table.

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Forms

lays the table, laying the table, laid the table, laid the table
Base formlay the table · to lay the table
3rd person singularlays the table
Present participlelaying the table
Past simplelaid the table
Past participlelaid the table

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylay the table
he, she, itlays the table

Past simpleLesson

all personslaid the table

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave laid the table
he, she, ithas laid the table

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lay the table

Synonyms

1 synonyms
set the table

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
laxativelayB1layerB1laymanlayoff
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