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

About 1,000 corporate employees are poised to be laid off, and 800 vacant roles will no longer be filled, a Target spokesperson said.

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The European Central Bank, which took over supervision of larger euro area institutions in 2014, has also laid on a heavier regulatory hand than U.S. counterparts.

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But its motion-picture division laid off 10% of its U.S. staff in July, showing that no amount of box office success can make up for the economic pressure faced by its parent company.

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But feeding the growth of sports gambling carried risks like those laid out in this week’s indictments.

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However, the ministry has not confirmed that the plans have yet to be approved by Cabinet: a necessary step before being laid before parliament.

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Related Words

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