Lay down

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English

Transitive phrasal verb

Infinitive to lay down

Third person singular lays down

Simple past laid down

Past participle laid down

Present participle laying down

1. To give up or surrender something.

   The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.

2. To specify, institute, enact, establish or formulate rules.

   Let's lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.

3. To store wine etc for the future.
4. To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."

Intransitive phrasal verb

lay down

1. Past tense of lie, in the sense of resting

   I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while.fr:lay down