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PRONUNCIATION OF LAY OVER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAY OVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lay over is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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 over in English.

WHAT DOES LAY OVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lay over

Layover

In transportation, a layover, stopover, way station, or connection is a break between parts of a single trip, where the traveler typically gets off one vehicle and gets on to another.

Definition of lay over in the English dictionary

The first definition of lay over in the dictionary is to postpone for future action. Other definition of lay over is to make a temporary stop in a journey. Lay over is also a break in a journey, esp in waiting for a connection.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAY OVER

PRESENT

Present
I lay over
you lay over
he/she/it lays over
we lay over
you lay over
they lay over
Present continuous
I am laying over
you are laying over
he/she/it is laying over
we are laying over
you are laying over
they are laying over
Present perfect
I have laid over
you have laid over
he/she/it has laid over
we have laid over
you have laid over
they have laid over
Present perfect continuous
I have been laying over
you have been laying over
he/she/it has been laying over
we have been laying over
you have been laying over
they have been laying over
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 over
you laid over
he/she/it laid over
we laid over
you laid over
they laid over
Past continuous
I was laying over
you were laying over
he/she/it was laying over
we were laying over
you were laying over
they were laying over
Past perfect
I had laid over
you had laid over
he/she/it had laid over
we had laid over
you had laid over
they had laid over
Past perfect continuous
I had been laying over
you had been laying over
he/she/it had been laying over
we had been laying over
you had been laying over
they had been laying over
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lay over
we let´s lay over
you lay over
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lay over
Past participle
laid over
Present Participle
laying over
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 OVER

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
lay people
lay person
lay preacher
lay reader
lay siege to
lay sister
lay store by
lay to
lay to rest
lay up

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAY OVER

all over
carry over
come over
get over
go over
hand over
hold over
hung over
look over
make over
over
over and over
piss all over
pull over
ride roughshod over
roll over
run over
take over
turn over
win over
work over

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lay over» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAY OVER

Find out the translation of lay over to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lay over 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 over» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打好了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poner sobre
570 millions of speakers

English

lay over
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर रखना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лежал над
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cobria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপর রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbaring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lag über
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーバーレイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lay ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nằm trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் போட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रती घेणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üzerine yatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distendersi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leżał na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лежав над
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune peste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέσει πάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lê oor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låg över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lå over
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lay over

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY OVER»

The term «lay over» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY OVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lay over» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lay over» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAY OVER»

Discover the use of lay over in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lay over and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Words Phrases That Carry Uncommon Mean
Lay/lay hands on/lay hopes/lay to rest/lay bare/lay aside/lay down/lay off/lay over Lay may mean to put on a surface or to put in a proper position. Lay hands on means to get possession of. She is very greedy. She takes everything away, she  ...
A. P. Sarma, 2005
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A Dictionary, Spanish and English, and English and Spanish: ...
To lay over, cubrir. To lay afile (or apart) mclcr a tin lado. <-To lay afi.le (or neglect ) omitir, olvidar. To lay a thing before, representar una cosa a alguno. To lay a ' wager, apostar, hacer, apuesta. To lay up Me, poner en cobro, guardar alzar.
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, 1800
3
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... before leaving the camping ground. lay over put over lay over - (US) make an overnight stop on a journey (by plane): This flight lays over at Great Falls before completing the journey to New York. put over (of a ship) move to one side: There's ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
4
Unprintable Ozark Folksongs and Folklore: Roll me in your arms
Lay over, lay over, Oh lay your leg over, Oh lay your leg over again. D. A fragment recalled by Mr. G. P., Reeds Spring, Missouri, July 5, 1946. It is evidently related to versions A and B above, as to the "lightnin' an' thunder," here the boy ...
Vance Randolph, Gershon Legman, 1992
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Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
(1918) VI. 296 We concluded to put up for the night and to lay over the Sabbath. 1872 'MARK TWAIN' Roughing It ii. 28 You git out at Cottonwood. .and lay over a couple 0' days. 1922 R. LARDNER in Cosmopolitan July 59/2 Our train laid over  ...
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
... camping ground. lay over • put over lay over—(U.S.) make an overnight stop on a journey (by plane): This flight lays over at Great Falls before completing the journey to New York. put over—(of a ship) move to one side: There's a sailing boat ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2010
7
Quantitative Techniques in Management,3e
The crews must have a minimum lay-over of 5 hours between flights. Obtain the pairing of flights that minimises lay-over time away from home. For any given pairing the crew will be based at the city that results the smallest lay-over: (CA, May, ...
N. D. Vohra, 2006
8
A Dictionary of Skiri Pawnee
<ta+uuc, lay suspended> 1. tacta3uuc 2. tita3uuc 3. tituci3 4. iriiratuci 5. ti- tucista lay over ica3uuc/uc- [-i.ca.3uuts/uts-] vt(2-í) lay over, lay across; ref. to an elongated object, as poles across a frame or squash rings over a pole; suspend ...
Douglas Richard Parks, Lula Nora Pratt, 2008
9
Idioms and Phrases
... of others she laid herself open to criticism. Lay oneself out to do something Exert oneself; Take pains She laid herself out to make her guests comfortable. Lay over Stop over; stop at a place during a journey The pilgrims had to lay over in a ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
10
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... set out 2 syn SPEND 1, disburse, expend, fork (out), give, outlay, pay, shell out lay over vb syn DEFER, delay, hold off, hold over, hold up, postpone, put off, shelve, stay, suspend lay up vb 1 syn ACCUMULATE, amass, cumulate, garner, hive ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAY OVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lay over is used in the context of the following news items.
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GRISD roof upgrades approved - The Glen Rose Reporter : Glen …
The updates will be done via a Duralast Roofing System - a membrane that can lay over an existing roof. Gibson sought proposals from ... «The Glen Rose Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Santa Monica Pier Group Pressure To Perform | Santa Monica Mirror
Lay over that the sinuous lead guitar lines that defined the Minneapolis sound of that period and the giddy joy built into funk music… and it was ... «Santa Monica Mirror, Jul 15»
3
Species Spotlight: Cecropia moth - The Poughkeepsie Journal
Cecropia moths can lay over 100 eggs on maple, birch, willow or wild cherry trees, which the caterpillars will eat when they hatch. Fun Fact: ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
4
Tippecanoe County residents hit hard by Friday storms - 13 WTHR …
On Cobbler Lane off SR 52, "Pop's Garage" is in shambles. "I saw that just kind of lay over," said homeowner Clyde Roberts. "I've got a truck sitting inside there, ... «WTHR, Jul 15»
5
Letter: An interview with Ben Gonter, candidate for Lakewood City …
“Clearing the mouth of the Columbia with a cold wind kicking up whitecaps around them, the Susquehanna lay over on her side and took the ... «The Suburban Times, Jul 15»
6
It's Hot Inside Rockford City Hall
Alderman decided to lay over a decision to purchase a new HVAC system, during Monday night's special council meeting, until they can decide ... «MyStateline.com, Jul 15»
7
Little Miss and Miss Jersey County Fair queens crowned at pageant
... eyes with excitement and pride when she received the crown placed on her head and the sash lay over her shoulders by her former queens. «RiverBender.com, Jul 15»
8
Transperth bus on fire at Whitfords train station - WA Today
The back of the bus burst into flames shortly after the driver moved it to a lay over bay at the Whitfords Station as smoke billowed from its engine ... «WA today, Jul 15»
9
Way Back Wednesday: The Roots
... successful of Illadelph Halflife, calling on the smooth croons of Raphael Saadiq for the hook, which he lay over smooth jazz guitars and keys. «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jul 15»
10
Yamamoto Heart Tail Shad Swimbait Review
So on a lightly weighted swimbait hook it will sometimes lay over a bit but you can get it swimming straight with a pause or snap of the rod tip. «Wired2fish, Jul 15»

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