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lay in
verb
- tr, adverb to accumulate and store
we must lay in food for the party
Idioms and Phrases
Also, lay up . Stock or store for future use, as in We laid in supplies for the winter , or Are you sure you've laid up enough material? The first term dates from the late 1500s, the second from about 1400. Also see lay aside , def. 2; lay down , def. 4.Example Sentences
One thing stood out: The roots of their sentiments lay in concerns that the United States has become overpopulated.
For decades, it lay in an unmarked grave in the UN cemetery in Busan, on Korea’s south coast, adorned with the plaque ‘Member of the British Army, known unto God’.
But with most of the polls closed, things look far better for Trump than Harris, whose final hopes lay in the blue states of the Midwest.
"His star was fading as he lay in my arms," he said.
"My day results in me having my eyes covered laying in my bed doing absolutely nothing," she says.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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