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Lay can be the present tense of the transitive verb to lay, or the past tense of the intransitive verb to lie. Lay can also be a noun or adjective.

Examples

Transitive verb: First, you lay the pattern on the fabric and fasten it with pins.

Intransitive verb: She lay in bed with the covers pulled up around her, but she did not sleep.

Noun: He wanted to walk around to get the lay of the land.

Adjective: The committee was made up of community clergy and influential lay people.

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