Do you lay in bed or lie in bed?

Hi! Mary Lying in bed is correct. Both “laying” and “lying” are the present participles of the verbs “lay” and “lie.” “Lay” is a transitive verb that refers to putting something in a horizontal position, while“lie” is an intransitive verb that refers to being in a flat position.

How do you use lie down in a sentence?

Lie-down sentence example

1. Sirian, I think I’m going to lie down .
2. This is not an ideal place for your dog to lie down .
3. Put your dog’s collar and leash on him, and make him lie down on the floor with a slow and steady downward pull of the leash.
4. It was best to lie down and play dead?

Do you lay or lie your head down?

The correct verb is “lay.” Except the “lay” in the example is for an action that happened yesterday – it’s the past tense of “lie,” the intransitive verb.

Is lay down or lie down?

You lie down, but you lay something down. Lie does not require a direct object. The past tense of lay is laid, but be careful with the past tense of lie—there are two options.

What is the meaning of lays down?

Definition of lay down transitive verb. 1 : to give up : surrender lay down your arms. 2a : establish, prescribe lay down a scale for a map. b : to assert or command dogmatically lay down the law. 3a : store, preserve laid down a young wine.

Is lay down past tense?

Lain. In the past tense, “lay” becomes “laid” (Last week I laid down the law and told her it was inappropriate for her to pick her nose) and “lie” becomes “lay” (Yesterday she lay down for a nap that afternoon and picked her nose anyway).

Is it wrong to lay down?

There is one more thing, one more quirk to lie and lay. You know the old bedtime rhyme “Now I lay me down to sleep.” You might now be thinking it shouldn’t be lay in there, but lie. But actually that lay is absolutely correct because it’s used transitively, with an object — myself or me.

What laying down means?

1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.