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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lay aside en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
  2. To put (something) out of consideration.
  3. To put to one side, e.g. out of use.
    • By April 23 2002, it was laid aside for a final time at Thornaby. 2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
laying aside Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
laid aside Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
laid aside Tense=Past lexicographic
lays aside Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

cast aside · put aside · store · put away · store away · save · lay by · put aside · lay up · put away · store up · lay in · put aside · cast away · put by · put away · lay away

Relateds

on the shelf