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!
इसे आज़माएं!
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
लेकिन अगर मैं लेट जाऊं, तो मैं यहीं सो सकता हूँ।
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.
जब सब कुछ सेट हो जाए, तो हम जोड़ों में ग्राउट भरते हैं।
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.
संरचना: "Subject + lay + object + down"
उदाहरण 1: He ने किताब को मेज पर laid down किया।
उदाहरण 2: She ने बच्चे को पालने में धीरे से laid down किया।
उदाहरण 3: They ने कालीन को बैठक कक्ष में laid down किया।
संरचना: "Subject + lay down + object"
उदाहरण 1: सरकार ने सुरक्षा के लिए नियम laid down किए।
उदाहरण 2: शिक्षक ने कक्षा के पहले दिन नियम laid down किए।
उदाहरण 3: अनुबंध दोनों पक्षों के लिए शर्तें lays down करता है।
Structure: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Example 1: मजदूरों ने ईंटों को सावधानी से रास्ता बनाने के लिए laid down किया।
Example 2: उसने खेल के दौरान टेबल पर अपने कार्ड्स laid down किए।
Example 3: उसने पिकनिक के लिए घास पर कंबल laid down किया।
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