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lay away

lay away verb: to reserve (something) for the future.

Verb

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

  1. (UK, transitive) To reserve (something) for the future.
  2. (UK, transitive) To reserve (an item for sale in a store) for future purchase.
    • Let's lay away that coat and we can pick it up next month.
  3. (transitive) To bury (someone).
    • Legend has it that they laid him away in an unmarked grave.

lay away meaning in Tamil

lay away in Tamil

எடுத்து வைத்தல்

Forms of lay away

third-person singular presentlays away
present participlelaying away
past participlelaid away
pastlaid away

Words formed from lay away

Questions about lay away

What does lay away mean?
Lay away means to reserve (something) for the future.
What is lay away in Tamil?
Lay away in Tamil is எடுத்து வைத்தல். See Lay away meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lay away?
Lay away is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay away?
The past tense of lay away is laid away.

Words near lay away in the dictionary

  1. lay analysis
  2. lay around
  3. lay aside
  4. lay at someone's door
  5. lay at someone's heart
  6. lay away
  7. lay back
  8. lay back and thought of England
  9. lay bare
  10. lay bare one's soul
  11. lay before

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