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Synonyms for laid aside


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ley
Phonetic Transcription : leɪ

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Définition of laid aside

Origin :
  • Old English lecgan "to place on the ground (or other surface)," also "put down (often by striking)," from Proto-Germanic *lagjanan (cf. Old Saxon leggian, Old Norse leggja, Old Frisian ledza, Middle Dutch legghan, Dutch leggen, Old High German lecken, German legen, Gothic lagjan "to lay, put, place"), causative of lie (v.2). As a noun, from 1550s, "act of laying." Meaning "way in which something is laid" (e.g. lay of the land) first recorded 1819.
  • Meaning "have sex with" first recorded 1934, in U.S. slang, probably from sense of "deposit" (which was in Old English, as in lay an egg, lay a bet, etc.), perhaps reinforced by to lie with, a phrase frequently met in the Bible. The noun meaning "woman available for sexual intercourse" is attested from 1930, but there are suggestions of it in stage puns from as far back as 1767. To lay for (someone) "await a chance at revenge" is from late 15c.; lay low "stay inconspicuous" is from 1839. To lay (someone) low preserves the secondary Old English sense.
  • As in interrupt : verb bother, interfere
  • As in pigeonhole : verb categorize; shelve
  • As in put away/put aside/put by : verb keep in
  • As in relinquish : verb give up, let go
  • As in salt away : verb save, store up
  • As in save : verb economize; set money aside for later use
  • As in bank : verb collect money or advantage
  • As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
  • As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
  • As in sock away : verb bank
  • As in dismiss : verb put out of one's mind
Example sentences :
  • That day she laid aside her regal robes and began her search for Proserpina.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • We waved to them, laid aside our arms, and made signs to them.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The pomp and magnificence of sunset were in abeyance to-night, were laid aside.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • But in his later writings he seems to have laid aside the old forms of them.
  • Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
  • He read the article about Teutoberg through and laid aside the paper.
  • Extract from : « The Space Rover » by Edwin K. Sloat
  • This she laid aside with the locket, closed and locked the drawer.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • Thorpe unbuttoned his overcoat, laid aside his hat, and seated himself.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Vard laid aside his book and looked Pachmann full in the face.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • They had been laid aside, while others stepped into their places.
  • Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
  • The few pages I had laid aside were not without their weight in the choice of subject.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

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