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lays to rest

lays to rest is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay to rest.

Meaning of lay to rest

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To perform funerary services, especially burial, for someone who has died.
    • Near-synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, bury
    Synonyms:
    entomb, inhume, inter, bury
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To close (a matter of dispute).
    • Payment of the court-imposed fine should finally lay this matter to rest.

Questions about lays to rest

What is lays to rest the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lays to rest is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay to rest.

Words near lays to rest in the dictionary

  1. lays the hammer down
  2. lays the smack down
  3. lays the table
  4. lays to
  5. lays to heart
  6. lays to rest
  7. lays tracks
  8. lays up
  9. lays up in lavender
  10. lays up with
  11. lays waste

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