Here, it means to be in a horizontal position. Example (present tense): I lie (down) on the couch. "Lay" is transitive, showing an action that is being performed on an object. It means to place …

Dec 25, 2015 · He was seen laying down near the window. You can use laying here as present tense, if he was seen in the process getting on the bed when the observation (He was seen) …

Apr 1, 2018 · AmE speech typically mixes up lay and lie. "I may just go lie down on the bed"; the action of a person is: lie down "I will lay your clothes on the bed when they dry.": what you do …

You can lay down things like blankets and sheets or other large flat things, and in this vein, the well-known saying/structure lay down the law or lay down {something that is like rules or law} …

Dec 15, 2017 · To lay down one's arms is a kind of image or metaphor to mean: stop engaging in war. "What will it take for the soldiers to lay down their arms"= Stop fighting in a war or battle. …

The other verb you're thinking of is 'to lay' (meaning put sy/sg down gently or carefully) and its gerund ...

First off, 'laid' is simply the past and past participle form of 'lay', which means they mean the same, albeit, in differrent tenses. A few examples might make this clear: Every school term, …

Apr 1, 2017 · The term lay down is not used about turf or lawns. This NGram shows that make a lawn is considerably more common than lay a lawn , and lay down a lawn hardly appears at …

Dec 3, 2016 · (1) Yes either would be fine. "Had been lying down" implies that you had just finished lying down when the person called. "Was lying down" implies that you were still lying …

Lying in bed is correct. Both “laying” and “lying” are the present participles of the verbs “lay” and “lie.” “Lay” is a transitive verb that refers to putting something in a horizontal position, while“lie” …