[V n P n] The majority party would be unwise to deviate far from the principles it had laid before the electors...
[V P n n] Now what we need is definite proof that we can lay before the prime minister.
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lay before — To submit (eg plans) to • • • Main Entry: ↑lay * * * ˈlay be ˌfore [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they lay before he/she/it lays before … Useful english dictionary
lay before — index communicate, offer (propose), pose (propound), proffer, propose, propound, tender … Law dictionary
lay before — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lay before : present tense I/you/we/they lay before he/she/it lays before present participle laying before past tense laid before past participle laid before lay something before someone to offer something to… … English dictionary
lay before the public — index circulate, issue (publish), publish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lay before — Synonyms and related words: advance, affront, brave, breast, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, challenge, commend to attention, confront, confront with, dare, defy, encounter, envisage, face, face with, front, introduce, launch, make … Moby Thesaurus
To lay before — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lay — (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay — Ⅰ. lay [1] ► VERB (past and past part. laid) 1) put down, especially gently or carefully. 2) put down and set in position for use. 3) assign or place: lay the blame. 4) (lay before) present (material) for consideration and action to … English terms dictionary
lay — I [[t]le͟ɪ[/t]] VERB AND NOUN USES ♦♦ lays, laying, laid (In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of … English dictionary
lay — I UK [leɪ] / US verb Word forms lay : present tense I/you/we/they lay he/she/it lays present participle laying past tense laid UK [leɪd] / US past participle laid *** Collocations: Lay means to put something in a particular place or position: I… … English dictionary
