Synonym: put down
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /leɪ̯/ |
| Hyphenation | lay |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑤𐑱 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑊𐐩 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) lay | (I) laid |
| (thou) layest | (thou) laidst, laidest |
| (he) lays, layeth | (he) laid |
| (we) lay | (we) laid |
| (you) lay | (you) laid |
| (they) lay | (they) laid |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) lay | (I) laid |
| (thou) lay | (thou) laid |
| (he) lay | (he) laid |
| (we) lay | (we) laid |
| (you) lay | (you) laid |
| (they) lay | (they) laid |
| Imperative mood | |
| lay | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| laying | laid |
| Czech | klást; pokládat; položit; uložit |
|---|---|
| Danish | lægge |
| Dutch | leggen; neerleggen |
| Esperanto | kuŝigi |
| Faeroese | leggja |
| French | coucher |
| German | legen |
| Icelandic | leggja |
| Low German | leggen |
| Norwegian | legge |
| Portuguese | deitar; estender |
| Romanian | așeza |
| Russian | класть; положить |
| Saterland Frisian | lääse |
| Spanish | colocar; poner |
| Swedish | lägga |
| West Frisian | lizze |