lay away en · VERB
Meanings
- (UK, transitive) To reserve (something) for the future.
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(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.
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(transitive) To bury (someone).
Legend has it that they laid him away in an unmarked grave.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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