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laid one's account

laid one's account is the simple past and past participle of lay one's account.

Meaning of lay one's account

Verb

lay one's account (third-person singular simple present lays one's account, present participle laying one's account, simple past and past participle laid one's account)

  1. (UK, regional) To reckon with (also on or for) some future act or event; to expect, to plan (for).
    • But as the place of my abode was now discovered, I laid my account with having a visit from his employer: I therefore planted spies upon the road […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about laid one's account

What is laid one's account the simple past and past participle of?
Laid one's account is the simple past and past participle of lay one's account.

Words near laid one's account in the dictionary

  1. laid off
  2. laid on
  3. laid on the line
  4. laid on with a trowel
  5. laid one down
  6. laid one's account
  7. laid one's eyes on
  8. laid one's hands on
  9. laid open
  10. laid out
  11. laid over

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