lay in

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to accumulate and store

   we must lay in food for the party

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lay in Idioms  

1. Also, lay up. Stock or store for future use, as in We laid in supplies for the winter, or Are you sure you've laid up enough material? The first term dates from the late 1500s, the second from about 1400. Also see lay aside, def. 2; lay down, def. 4.

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Example Sentences

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lay in

Reilly’s particular genius lay in the methodology — vertical integration — he brought to campaigns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

“Perhaps its real significance lay in the fact that it was the first of many historic occasion in which the United States would undertake to project her military power far beyond her own borders.”

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

On the side of missionary success, Mr. Ryrie suggests that the best approach lay in going native.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

According to Boettcher, Abdulmohsen's motive lay in a conflict with a Cologne-based refugee organisation against which he had lost a civil suit.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

And so for many months Tante Bep lay in her little closet of a room, coughing away her life.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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