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lay around

lay around is the simple past of lie around.

Meaning of lie around

Verb

lie around (third-person singular simple present lies around, present participle lying around, simple past lay around, past participle lain around)

  1. To do nothing in particular; to be idle.
    • I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel.
  2. To be in an unknown place.
    • I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.

Questions about lay around

What is lay around the simple past of?
Lay around is the simple past of lie around.

Words near lay around in the dictionary

  1. lay ahead
  2. lay along
  3. lay an anchor to the windward
  4. lay an egg
  5. lay analysis
  6. lay around
  7. lay aside
  8. lay at someone's door
  9. lay at someone's heart
  10. lay away
  11. lay back

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