lay in ashes in English

Forms: lays in ashes [present, singular, third-person], laying in ashes [participle, present], laid in ashes [participle, past], laid in ashes [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> in ashes}} lay in ashes (third-person singular simple present lays in ashes, present participle laying in ashes, simple past and past participle laid in ashes)

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    {
      "form": "lays in ashes",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "laying in ashes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid in ashes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid in ashes",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To destroy utterly by burning."
      ],
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          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
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          "burn",
          "burn"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To destroy utterly by burning."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay in ashes"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lays in ashes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying in ashes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid in ashes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid in ashes",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To destroy utterly by burning."
      ],
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          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "utterly",
          "utterly"
        ],
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        "(transitive) To destroy utterly by burning."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay in ashes"
}

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"lay in ashes" meaning in English

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