"lay aside" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lays aside [present, singular, third-person], laying aside [participle, present], laid aside [participle, past], laid aside [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,laid>}} lay aside (third-person singular simple present lays aside, present participle laying aside, simple past and past participle laid aside)
  1. To reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
    Sense id: en-lay_aside-en-verb-gU56GOF~ Coordinate_terms: lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put aside, put away, put by, save, store, store away, store up
  2. To put (something) out of consideration. Coordinate_terms: put aside, put away
    Sense id: en-lay_aside-en-verb-KBQ87UgT
  3. To put to one side, e.g. out of use. Related terms: on the shelf Coordinate_terms: cast aside, cast away, put aside, put away
    Sense id: en-lay_aside-en-verb-rzmKKX~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "aside", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 3 56 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "aside": 33 8 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 4 60

Inflected forms

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