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English verb: lay out | |||
| 1. | lay out (contact) lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line | ||
| Samples | Lay out the clothes. Lay out the arguments. | ||
| Synonyms | array, range, set out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | compart | ||
| 2. | lay out (change) get ready for a particular purpose or event | ||
| Samples | Set up an experiment. Set the table. Lay out the tools for the surgery. | ||
| Synonyms | set, set up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
| 3. | lay out (possession) spend or invest | ||
| Samples | Lay out thousands on gold. He laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
| 4. | lay out (communication) bring forward and present to the mind | ||
| Samples | We presented the arguments to him. We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason. | ||
| Synonyms | present, represent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | argue, argue, indicate, reason, spin | ||
| 5. | lay out (cognition) provide a detailed plan or design | ||
| Samples | She laid out her plans for the new house. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | block out, loft | ||
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