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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lay away en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK, transitive) To reserve (something) for the future.
  2. (UK, transitive) To reserve (an item for sale in a store) for future purchase.
    • Let's lay away that coat and we can pick it up next month.
  3. (transitive) To bury (someone).
    • Legend has it that they laid him away in an unmarked grave.

Forms

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

Coordinates

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

Deriveds

layaway