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lay with

lay with is the simple past of lie with.

Meaning of lie with

Verb

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

  1. (US, transitive) To be the responsibility or duty of (someone).
    • That task lies with you.
  2. (archaic, euphemistic) To have sex with someone.
    • Howbeit hee would not hearken vnto her voice, but being stronger then shee, forced her, and lay with her.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 13:14

Questions about lay with

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

Words near lay with in the dictionary

  1. lay up with
  2. lay upon
  3. lay vicar
  4. lay vicars
  5. lay waste
  6. lay with
  7. lay-brethren
  8. lay-brother
  9. lay-brothers
  10. lay-by
  11. lay-bye

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