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“Lade” or “Laid” or “Layed”

lade / laid / layed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

lade l·EY·d

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

laid l·EY·d

  • verbput in a horizontal position.
  • verbprepare or position for action or operation.
  • verblay eggs.
  • verbimpose as a duty, burden, or punishment.
  • adjectiveset down according to a plan:.

layed

  • verbput in a horizontal position.
  • verbprepare or position for action or operation.
  • verblay eggs.
  • verbimpose as a duty, burden, or punishment.
Usage

Examples in context

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“lade”

  • LADE
  • …assistants Brett Ratten and Brendon Lade to Moorabbin, along with NRL…
  • …great park, builder: Eduard von Lade (founder of the Geisenheim Grape…
  • Heinrich Eduard von Lade, (1817-1904), banker, diplomat, gardener and…
  • …occurred between the Jarls of Lade and the Danish invasion fleet…
  • Assistant: Brendon Lade

“laid”

  • …entities and links were automatically laid out without disturbing the rest…
  • The queen laid several eggs which hatched into…
  • The ship was laid down on 5 May 1943,…
  • …operates under the legal framework laid down in the Securities and…
  • …noted that the first eggs laid by queen bees develop into…
  • Nanson was laid out in 1905.
  • …is the Funchal which is laid up pending refurbishment for SOLAS.
  • …had landed at Calais and laid siege to Boulogne.
  • …retained, while all the newly laid Broad Gauge Sections of Madurai…
  • …York (later King George VI) laid the cornerstone to the new…

“layed”

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