2020-10-27
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด L - Laid & lain
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Laid = ‘LEYD’
ออกเสียง lain = ‘LEYN’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
laid
past and past participle of lay; placed on a surface:
laid down his burden;
to put into a certain state: laid carpet
Not to be confused with:
lade – load; to put cargo on board a ship;
to lift out of, as a fluid: lade soup;
to burden: laden with debt
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
lain
past participle of lie; rested; reposed
Not to be confused with:
lane – narrow way or passage; an ocean route
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Laid & lain
Laid is the past tense and past participle of lay.
Lain is the past participle of lie.
Choice between laid and lain, therefore,
depends upon whichverb is involved.
The primary meaning of the verb lay is “to set down,”
“to put or place in a horizontal position.”
Lay implies both a subject (an active agent) and object:
“The girl laid the book on the table.”
“The storm had laid the grain flat.”
The verb lie has two basic meaning,
“to make a false statement” and “to be in a prostrate position.”
When a falsehood is involved, the principal parts are lie, laid, lied:
“I lie today.” “I lied yesterday.”
“I have lied every day this week.”
When lie is used in its second meaning, the principal part are: lie, lay, lain:
“I lie down.” “I lay down yesterday.” “I have lain down every day this week.”
Lay always takes a directobject; lie never does.
These sentences reveal correct uses of laid and lain and other forms of lie and lay.
“She laid the towel on the bed.”
“She has lain in bed for three days.”
“The pen is lying on the desk.”
“Laying wall paper is difficult work.”
“The doctor lies down every day after lunch.”
“This hen lays lots of eggs.”
“The garbage has lain there for a week.”
“Bill enjoys lying in bed on a rainy day.”
“The dinner table was laid for six people.”
“Are you lying down on the job?”
“The river lies between two hills; It has lain there for centuries.”
