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- [ley oh-puh n]
- /leɪ ˈoʊ pən/
- /leɪ ˈəʊpən/
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- [ley oh-puh n]
- /leɪ ˈoʊ pən/
Definitions of lay open words
- verb with object lay open to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 1
- verb with object lay open to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low. 1
- verb with object lay open to put or place in a particular position: The dog laid its ears back. 1
- verb with object lay open to cause to be in a particular state or condition: Their motives were laid bare. 1
- verb with object lay open to set, place, or apply (often followed by to or on): to lay hands on a child. 1
- verb with object lay open to dispose or place in proper position or in an orderly fashion: to lay bricks. 1
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Origin of lay open
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English layen, leggen, Old English lecgan (causative of licgan to lie2); cognate with Dutch leggen, German legen, Old Norse legja, Gothic lagjan
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Parts of speech for Lay open
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lay open popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lay open usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lay open
verb lay open
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- bring out — When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
- come clean — to make a revelation or confession
- declare — If you declare that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also declare an attitude or intention.
- deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
Antonyms for lay open
verb lay open
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
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