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You really have to be careful with the clues you lay into the film - if they're too heavy-handed, or you've pandered to a slightly stupider audience, then you've spoiled it for the people who are even slightly smart.
Ben Wheatley

Meaning of "lay into" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAY INTO

lay into play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAY INTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lay into is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lay into in English.

WHAT DOES LAY INTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lay into in the English dictionary

The definition of lay into in the dictionary is to attack forcefully. Other definition of lay into is to berate severely.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAY INTO

PRESENT

Present
I lay into
you lay into
he/she/it lays into
we lay into
you lay into
they lay into
Present continuous
I am laying into
you are laying into
he/she/it is laying into
we are laying into
you are laying into
they are laying into
Present perfect
I have laid into
you have laid into
he/she/it has laid into
we have laid into
you have laid into
they have laid into
Present perfect continuous
I have been laying into
you have been laying into
he/she/it has been laying into
we have been laying into
you have been laying into
they have been laying into
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I laid into
you laid into
he/she/it laid into
we laid into
you laid into
they laid into
Past continuous
I was laying into
you were laying into
he/she/it was laying into
we were laying into
you were laying into
they were laying into
Past perfect
I had laid into
you had laid into
he/she/it had laid into
we had laid into
you had laid into
they had laid into
Past perfect continuous
I had been laying into
you had been laying into
he/she/it had been laying into
we had been laying into
you had been laying into
they had been laying into
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lay into
you will lay into
he/she/it will lay into
we will lay into
you will lay into
they will lay into
Future continuous
I will be laying into
you will be laying into
he/she/it will be laying into
we will be laying into
you will be laying into
they will be laying into
Future perfect
I will have laid into
you will have laid into
he/she/it will have laid into
we will have laid into
you will have laid into
they will have laid into
Future perfect continuous
I will have been laying into
you will have been laying into
he/she/it will have been laying into
we will have been laying into
you will have been laying into
they will have been laying into
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lay into
you would lay into
he/she/it would lay into
we would lay into
you would lay into
they would lay into
Conditional continuous
I would be laying into
you would be laying into
he/she/it would be laying into
we would be laying into
you would be laying into
they would be laying into
Conditional perfect
I would have lay into
you would have lay into
he/she/it would have lay into
we would have lay into
you would have lay into
they would have lay into
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been laying into
you would have been laying into
he/she/it would have been laying into
we would have been laying into
you would have been laying into
they would have been laying into
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lay into
we let´s lay into
you lay into
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lay into
Past participle
laid into
Present Participle
laying into
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAY INTO

lay brother
lay claim to
lay days
lay down
lay down one´s arms
lay down the law
lay figure
lay hands on
lay hold of
lay in
lay it on
lay it on thick
lay low
lay off
lay on
lay on the line
lay one´s finger on
lay oneself open
lay open
lay out

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAY INTO

blow into
break into
bump into
buy into
come into
dip into
enter into
get into
go into
grow into
hop into
into
light into
put money into
put the fear of God into
read into
run into
see into
talk into
tear into
walk into

Synonyms and antonyms of lay into in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lay into» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAY INTO

Find out the translation of lay into to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lay into from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lay into» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

躺进
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poner en
570 millions of speakers

English

lay into
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में रखना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лежал в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colocar em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যে রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foncer sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbaring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

runterputzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に置く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 누워
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lay menyang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặt vào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போடலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घालणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Içine koymak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porre in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leżał na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лежав у
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέσει σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lê in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lägga in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legge inn
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY INTO»

The term «lay into» is regularly used and occupies the 106.810 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY INTO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lay into

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QUOTES WITH «LAY INTO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lay into.
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Ben Wheatley
You really have to be careful with the clues you lay into the film - if they're too heavy-handed, or you've pandered to a slightly stupider audience, then you've spoiled it for the people who are even slightly smart.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAY INTO»

Discover the use of lay into in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lay into and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. lay into. lay (occ. cast) in (one's) dish. To object to something in a person; accuse of: coll.: mid-C.16—mid-19. T. Wilson in Rhetorique, Harington in Epigrams, Butler in Hudibras, Scott in Old Mortality (Apperson). lay into. To thrash : 1838 ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
lay into someone colloq to attack or scold them severely. □ lay into something to eat it quickly and with enthusiasm. □ lay someone off 1 to dismiss (an employee) when there is no work available. See also LAY-OFF. □ lay off something colloq ...
3
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... police laid an ambush to arrest the smugglers Lay into: Beat thoroughly * He hopes to lay into the intruders before handing them over to the police Lay it on: Charge exorbitantly; do anything as to exaggerate * We would advise you not to lay ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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The Increased Necessity of Augmenting the Teaching of ...
Lay down a life To give up one's life • I would lay down my life for my family. Lay ( ing) down the law Enforcing the rules • The teachers are laying down the law in their classrooms this semester. Lay into Going deep • You might find the answers  ...
Darold Edw. Footé
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sacred books of the east the grihya-sutras
3. If he likes (let him do so) with the words, ' BhM ! The Rig-veda I lay into thee, N. N., svaha . ' Bhuva^ ! The Ya^-ur-veda I lay into thee, N. N., svaha ! ' Sva^ ! The Sima-veda I lay into thee, N. N., svaha ! ' Bhur bhuva^ sva^! Vakovakya ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
T.Wilson in Rhetorique, Harington in Epigrams, Butler in Hudibras, Scott in Old Mortality. lay into . To thrash: 1838, Douglas Jerrold: s.>, ca 1870, coll. cf. PITCH IN TO. lay into its collar . (Of a horse) to pull The Routledge dictionary of historical  ...
Eric Partridge, 2003
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A Strange and Distant Land
Some marses don'. Marse George, he punish Marse Tandy wo'se 'n he ever done to any nigger. Miz Julia, she got a soft heart, don' lak nothin' to be hurt, not even baby rabbits. She lay into Marse George one time when he hitch Tandy up to a ...
Gay Fifer, 2010
8
An Act for Rebuilding the Parish Church of Christ Church, ...
... and all or any Part or Parts of the said Messuages, Tenements, and Buildings, and to lay into a certain Street there, called Wine Street, so much of the said Ground as lies to the Southward of a Line to be drawn from the South Eastward ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1785
9
Radiant Darkness
Her parents or friends never saw her lay into any of us, but oh boy did she ever did lay into us. When I was only nine something horrible happened. Mom was at a friends so my dad and his friends took advantage of the empty to house to party  ...
Cari Lynn, 2000
10
The Statutes at Large, Passed in the Parliaments Held in ...
Eng. private ease, than the common utilitie and profit, as being carelesse ffllgdgsiz s: of the common-wealth, doe in season of the year, lay into rivers, '9's 4' streams, brookes, and other fresh running Waters, their hemp and Hyminflaix. flaxe to ...
Ireland, James Goddard Butler, Francis Vesey, 1786

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAY INTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lay into is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trading Shots: Eyeing revenge fights and title shots, where can …
How many times have we had the opportunity to really lay into someone who outranks us and give them a piece of our mind? How many times ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»
2
Webster in form to earn new deal with the Tigers - Yorkshire Post
However, he concedes head coach Daryl Powell was right to lay into him for his indifferent displays earlier this season. Now the former Hull KR ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
3
Donald Trump disparaged John McCain's military service. Is this the …
... Republicans who disagreed with Trump's much more vituperative comments about Mexican immigrants to at last lay into him or write him off. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Granville woman faces breast cancer head on - The Newark Advocate
Imagine laying face down on a massage table, the ones with padded holes cut out at the top for the head to lay into. That's what the biopsy ... «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
5
Vote Uber? Clinton v Bush on the sharing economy
Meanwhile rival Republican candidate Jeb Bush used a visit to a sharing economy start-up called Thumbtack to lay into Clinton's comments, ... «Diginomica, Jul 15»
6
Manchester United: Van Gaal continues to clean up Ferguson's …
Fourth official Lee Mason copped it over the maligned Jonathan Moss' refereeing, yet Van Gaal hung around to lay into Evans. Evans failed to ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
7
Obama cuts loose in Iran presser, slams reporter and takes on Cosby
The Iran deal is the latest opportunity Obama has had to lay into his critics and make an ardent pitch on an issue he is fiercely devoted to — in ... «Gant Daily, Jul 15»
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10 things every old school GAA manager says to his team
... says: "Hit him hard, he's no relation to ya." What it means: You're coming off second best in your duel, stop trying to beat him with skill and just lay into him. «JOE, Jul 15»
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Chelsea Clearly Made Mistake Selling Kevin De Bruyne Says …
Redknapp though is in no mood to lay into Chelsea and says everyone, even the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, makes mistakes. "But everyone ... «Inside Futbol, Jul 15»
10
Even the AARP Is Mocking Tiger Woods
Critics continued to come out of the woodwork following the round, and one of the most random to lay into Tiger was the AARP on Twitter. «Next Impulse Sports, Jul 15»

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