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No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills.
Jean Harlow

Meaning of "lay to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAY TO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAY TO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lay to 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 to in English.

WHAT DOES LAY TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lay to in the English dictionary

The definition of lay to in the dictionary is to bring a vessel into a haven.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAY TO

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

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

lay low
lay off
lay on
lay on the line
lay one´s finger on
lay oneself open
lay open
lay out
lay over
lay people
lay person
lay preacher
lay reader
lay siege to
lay sister
lay store by
lay to rest
lay up
lay vicar
lay waste

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAY TO

according to
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go to
in addition to
in order to
look forward to
make up to
not take kindly to
preparatory to
prior to
put up to
set fire to

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lay to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAY TO

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

Translator English - Chinese

躺着
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sentar a
570 millions of speakers

English

lay to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करने के लिए रखना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лежал в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colocar a
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেগেছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbaring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

legen, um
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

Layang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặt để
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடுகின்றன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घालणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laici a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

położyć się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лежав у
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέσει σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lägga till
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legge til
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lay to

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY TO»

The term «lay to» is normally little used and occupies the 108.509 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY TO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lay to» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lay to» 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 to

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «LAY TO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lay to.
1
Jean Harlow
No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAY TO»

Discover the use of lay to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lay to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Duty of a People, to Lay to Heart and Lament the Death ...
But] need not insrl't here, these things cansidered, may lije to show that it is the dury of' a People to resent and lay to heart the Death osa good King : and so for cleating the Fifth and last Pray/finch, HERE then For the Use and Improvement of it ...
Samuel CHECKLEY, 1727
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Papers Relating to the Massacre of Europeans at Tien-Tsin, ...
Despatch from Mr. Lay to Mr. Wade. — Excitement is quieting down. The bodies of the French Consul and others have been recovered. (15.) 24th June. Despatch from Mr. Lay to Mr. Wade.— Had recovered, on the 23rd, the corpses of several ...
Great Britain. Foreign Office, 1871
3
Selling Air Power: Military Aviation and American Popular ...
Military Aviation and American Popular Culture After World War II Steve Call. 34. Letter, Oct. 13, 1952., Lay to LeMay, LcMay Papers, Box A-3, Lay folder, LOC; tie to High Ramparts is based on story outline, July 15, 1949, Lay ...
Steve Call, 2009
4
Aviator of Fortune: Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-American ...
Yerex, Yerex ofTACA, 52-57, quotation, 57; Lay to Stimson, Apr. 11, 1932, 815.796/83. 30. MID report, "Honduras Commercial Aviation," Dec. 30, 1931, 815.796/80; Lay to Stimson, Mar. 30, 1932; 815.796/82; Higgins to Stimson, July 30, 1932, ...
Erik Benson, 2006
5
Horatio Nelson Lay and Sino-British Relations, 1854-1864
APPENDIX G WADE TO LAY AND LAY TO ELGIN, 1863. 1 . Wade to Lay, FL Collection. British Legation, Peking 23 June 1863 My dear Lay, I had a long talk with Sir F. Bruce in re support etc. He evidently thinks that it would not be advisable ...
Jack J. Gerson, 1972
6
Heavenly Angel Lay Lay and Guardian Angel Shadow Guess the ...
That was before Jesus allowed Lay Lay to come into the picture.) Shadow came out and said, “The Earth is about 40,000 years old." I said, “So the estimated age of Earth is somewhere in around 35,000-40,000 years old." That sure is a lot ...
Ba Walter Burchett, Walter Burchett, 2007
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Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Durand gives a pretty exact account of some of the ceremonies used at laying out the body, as they are at present practised in the north of England, where the laying out is called streeking. Brand, Popular Anliq. 55- To Lay to. To charge upon.
Samuel Johnson, 1827
8
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
53. To Lay ro. To charge upon. — When we began, in courteous manner, to lay his unkindness to him, he, seeing himself confronted by so many, like a resolute orator, went not to denial, hut to justify his cruel sals- hood. Sidney. 54. To Lay to.
‎1816
9
A rhyming dictionary
Jay A bird, s. Lay A song ; grassy ground ; row ; wager, Lay Laical ; belonging to the people, a. To lay To place along ; to put down upon, v. Lay Or did lie, preterit of the verb to lie. Clay A sort of earth, s. To de-lay' To stop ; to hinder ; to put off, v.
John Walker, 1819
10
Privileged and Confidential: The Secret History of the ...
102. Summary of Recommendations Submitted to the President by the PBCFIA, November 25, 1959, BC-FIA (6), SS, AS, WHO, OSS: Records, 1952–61, DDEL. 103. Lay to the DCI and Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC, January 29, 1957 ...
Kenneth Michael Absher, Michael Charles Desch, Roman Popadiuk, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAY TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lay to is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 Day Two: What A Roller Coaster …
THIS is what an electrifying hip-hop show looks like, and should lay to waste anyone who mistakenly believes live hip-hop can't be just as out ... «Chicagoist, Jul 15»
2
Andy Powell's confident World Cup prediction: Wales will beat …
... 2-1 two years ago while they also beat South Africa last November to lay to rest their bogey against the big guns of the southern hemisphere. «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
3
Tapping consumers is the key to economic health | South China …
To lay to rest more immediate concerns, authorities have since November implemented a series of measures, among them four interest-rate ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
4
Our paradise lost: A volcano that changed Montserrat forever
'Maxi-taxi' cars soon began to ferry people to the north of the island, away from the volcano that lay to the south. This was to be the first of a ... «The Voice Online, Jul 15»
5
Fugro adds cable-lay to its trenching services
Home; > Renewable News; > Fugro adds cable-lay to its trenching services. Fugro adds cable-lay to its trenching services. Friday, Jul 17, 2015. Fugro is now ... «Your Renewable News, Jul 15»
6
MH17 crash: Families still wait for justice | National News - KY3.com
Piet Ploeg told CNN how the family struggled to come to terms with the uncertainty of having no remains to lay to rest. "I cannot understand very ... «KY3, Jul 15»
7
Two Recent Studies Favor Guidelines for Use of Statins
In an editorial published alongside the studies in JAMA on Tuesday, two influential cardiologists wrote that the new research should lay to rest ... «Press Examiner, Jul 15»
8
More People Can Benefit from Statins
In an editorial published alongside the studies in JAMA on Tuesday, two influential cardiologists wrote that the new research should lay to rest ... «Sci-Tech Today, Jul 15»
9
EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Letter Reveals Tutsi Mass Graves
At Gihango genocide memorial located in Rutsiro, 5000 Tutsi bodies lay to rest. Ibuka believes that people are still keeping information about ... «KT Press, Jul 15»
10
Agility promotes Aaron Lay to Director of Sales
SANTA ANA, Calif., July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrew Douglas, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Agility Fuel Systems, announced today that ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»

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