laid

[leyd]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of lay.

laid

/ leɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of lay 1

Other Word Forms

• well-laid adjective

Example Sentences

The books editor who would have worked on it was laid off and subsequently had to leave L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

"It just seems like a blatant political move," said Justin Turbeest, a craft brewer in Hudson, Wisconsin, who shut his tap room and laid off 20 staff this summer.

From BBC

JLR has also announced a programme to fast-track payments to its direct suppliers, some of which had laid off workers after their revenues dried up following the hack.

From BBC

His comments clearly cross a red line that his leader has rightly laid down.

From BBC

"We don't want to see people laid off. But unfortunately, if this shutdown continues, layoffs are going to be an unfortunate consequence of that," she said.

From BBC

Related Words

• arrange 
• establish 
• leave 
• locate 
• plant 
• set 
• settle 
• spread 
• stick