| The word lay is confused in more than one way. Please note that there are multiple groups on this page. |
| lay |
to set down or place something |
| lie |
to recline; to tell a falsehood |
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Examples |
Lay your weapons on the table.
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| I like to lie in the sun by the lake.
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| I don't lie, said George Washington.
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| lay |
to place horizontally (active past tense of lie) |
| laid |
put down (past tense and past participle of lay) |
| lain |
to be horizontal (past participle and passive past tense of lie) |
| lied |
told a falsehood (past tense and past participle of lie) |
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Examples |
I lay in the sun all day yesterday.
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| George Washington never lied.
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| She laid her cards on the table.
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| She was laid to rest.
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| She had lain in the sun all afternoon.
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