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lay over

/leɪ ˈoʊ.vər/

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verb

/leɪ ˈoʊ.vər/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения временной остановки или перерыва в путешествии, или для переноса чего-либо на более позднее время.

A phrasal verb used to indicate a temporary stop or interruption in a journey, or to postpone something to a later time.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Stop during a journeyinformalamerican

    To make a short stop during a long journey, especially when traveling by plane.

    ruСделать остановку

    • We will lay over in Chicago for a few hours before continuing to New York.
    • The flight lays over in Dubai for refueling.
    • She had to lay over in London due to a missed connection.

    Synonymspausereststopstop over

  2. Cover or spreadformal

    To cover a surface with something, often a layer of material.

    ruПокрывать

    • They laid over the table with a fine cloth.
    • The artist laid over the canvas with a thin coat of paint.
    • He laid over the floor with a new carpet.

    Synonymsblanketcoatcoveroverlayoverspreadspread

    Antonymsexposeuncover

Forms
  • laid over past participle
  • laid over past simple
  • laying over present participle
  • lays over third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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