English Explanatory Dictionary

laid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of lay
  2. simple past and past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
adj
  1. Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/leɪd/ en-us-laid.ogg

Word forms

laid

Etymology

* As an English surname, from Middle English lade (“river crossing”), from Old English gelād, from lād (“canal, watercourse”). * As an Estonian surname, from the noun laid (“holm, islet”).

Synonyms

lay lain

Derived words

creamlaid deep-laid get laid laid rope shroud-laid spunlaid unlaid well-laid
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