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laid aside

laid aside is the simple past and past participle of lay aside.

Meaning of lay aside

Verb

lay aside (third-person singular simple present lays aside, present participle laying aside, simple past and past participle laid aside)

  1. To reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
  2. To put (something) out of consideration.
  3. To put to one side, e.g. out of use.
    • By April 23 2002, it was laid aside for a final time at Thornaby.2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27

Questions about laid aside

What is laid aside the simple past and past participle of?
Laid aside is the simple past and past participle of lay aside.

Words near laid aside in the dictionary

  1. laid a glove on
  2. laid a hand on
  3. laid about
  4. laid an anchor to the windward
  5. laid an egg
  6. laid aside
  7. laid at someone's door
  8. laid away
  9. laid back
  10. laid bare
  11. laid behind

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