# laid

Pronunciation: say "LAYD" /leɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of lay. — simple past and past participle of lay
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of lay. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The workers laid new tiles across the kitchen floor._
   - _By noon they had laid the foundation for the new house._
2. Simple past and past participle of lie. Colloquial and nonstandard; standard English uses lay (past) and lain (past participle). *(colloquial)* — simple past and past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of lie. Casual and nonstandard: careful English uses lay and lain.
   - _The dog laid in the sun all afternoon._
   - _She laid awake for hours thinking about the trip._

## Adjective

3. Marked with fine parallel lines, as if ribbed, left by the closely spaced wires in the papermaking mold.
   - Simple: Showing thin parallel lines pressed in by wires when the paper was made.
   - _The printer chose laid paper for its textured, ribbed appearance._
   - _Held to the light, the laid stock revealed its characteristic parallel lines._

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