Meaning
- To put something in a flat position so it rests flat.
- To establish rules, laws, or principles.
- To willingly give something up, especially life, for a cause.
- To create or record a track or performance.
Today's Sentences
- If I lay down, I might fall asleep.
- You’ll need to measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
- Writer's Note
01
If I lay down, I might fall asleep.
Situation
This one looks comfy.
Test it out!
試してみてください！
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
でも、もし横になったら、ここで寝てしまうかもしれません。
Don’t worry, that’s how you know it’s good!
If I end up napping in the store, it’s coming home with us.
02
Measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
Situation
Do we just keep going row by row?
Exactly, lay each tile down and press it firmly so it sticks well.
And what about the edges?
You’ll need to measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
Once everything’s set, we grout the spaces.
すべてが整ったら、スペースに目地材を詰めます。
Writer's Note
"Lay down" is a transitive, inseparable and separable phrasal verb. Let’s look at the details together.
- Transitive - A transitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that requires an object (a noun or pronoun) to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Example 1: He laid the book down on the table.
Example 2: She gently laid the baby down in the crib.
Example 3: They laid the carpet down in the living room. - Inseparable - When the particle and verb are placed together.
Structure: "Subject + lay down + object"
Example 1: The government laid down regulations for safety.
Example 2: The teacher laid down the rules on the first day of class.
Example 3: The contract lays down conditions for both sides. - Separable - When an object is placed between the particle and the verb.
Structure: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Example 1: The workers laid the bricks down carefully to form the path.
Example 2: He laid his cards down on the table during the game.
Example 3: She laid the blanket down on the grass for the picnic.
構造: "Subject + lay + object + down"
例 1: He laid the book down on the table.
例 2: She gently laid the baby down in the crib.
例 3: They laid the carpet down in the living room.
構造: "主語 + lay down + 目的語"
例 1: 政府は安全のための規則を laid down しました。
例 2: 先生は授業の初日に規則を laid down しました。
例 3: 契約は両者に条件を lays down します。
構造: "Subject + lay + object + down"
例 1: 労働者たちはレンガを慎重に置いて道を作りました。
例 2: 彼はゲーム中にカードをテーブルに置きました。
例 3: 彼女はピクニックのためにブランケットを芝生に置きました。
Related words: Abandon, abandon, cut, decree, deposit, dictate, drop, establish, forfeit, impose, ordain, place, prescribe, produce, put, record, relinquish, sacrifice, set, set out, stipulate, surrender, track, yield
