"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|lay<,,laid> aside}} 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~
  2. To put (something) out of consideration.
    Sense id: en-lay_aside-en-verb-KBQ87UgT
  3. To put to one side, e.g. out of use. Related terms: on the shelf
    Sense id: en-lay_aside-en-verb-rzmKKX~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (aside) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 5 56 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (aside): 35 10 55

Inflected forms

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