lay

/leɪ/

verb

kłaść

/kwat͡ɕ/· czasownik

Also

położyć

Definition

To put something down carefully in a flat position, or to place something somewhere.

Examples

Please lay the book on the table.

Proszę położyć książkę na stole.

She laid her hand on his shoulder.

Położyła rękę na jego ramieniu.

They are laying new pipes under the street.

Kładą nowe rury pod ulicą.

Synonyms

place put set

Collocations

lay the tablelay an egglay the foundation

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