Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To offset.

Origin

From off- + lay. Possibly from Middle English oflæien (“to offlay; delay”), from Old Engli

From off- + lay. Possibly from Middle English oflæien (“to offlay; delay”), from Old English ofleċġan (“to lay down; put away; overlay; cover”), from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną. Compare also Dutch afleggen, German ablegen.

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Forms

offlays, offlaying, offlaid, offlaid
Base formofflay · to offlay
3rd person singularofflays
Present participleofflaying
Past simpleofflaid
Past participleofflaid

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyofflay
he, she, itofflays

Past simpleLesson

all personsofflaid

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave offlaid
he, she, ithas offlaid

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill offlay

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
officiallyB1officiateoffishofflineoffset
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