concept   lay
culture   UK
statement   In the UK and US, 'lay' is the past tense of 'lie' when referring to resting horizontally.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 lay UK The past tense and past participle of 'lay' is 'laid'. 1
2 lay UK The past tense of 'lay' is 'laid' in US and UK English. 1
3 lay United Kingdom In the US and UK, 'lay' is the past tense of 'lie' when referring to reclining or resting horizontally. 1
4 lay United Kingdom In these countries, 'lay' is the past tense of 'lie' when referring to reclining or being in a horizontal position. 1