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lay

Verb B1 – Intermediate

To put something down carefully in a flat position, or, of a bird, to produce an egg.

"She laid the baby down gently in the crib."

"Lay" needs an object, you lay something down, while "lie" does not, you just lie down; the two are commonly confused.

Synonyms

place set down