"lägga" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

IPA: /²lɛɡa/ Audio: Sv-lägga.ogg
Rhymes: -²ɛɡa Etymology: From Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Causative of *ligjaną (see ligga). Etymology templates: {{root|sv|ine-pro|*legʰ-}}, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|læggia}} Old Swedish læggia, {{inh|sv|non|leggja}} Old Norse leggja, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*lagjaną}} Proto-Germanic *lagjaną Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|lägger|preterite|lade, la|supine|lagt|imperative|lägg|head=lägga}} lägga (present lägger, preterite lade, la, supine lagt, imperative lägg) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|lägg|lag|past=lade}} Forms: lägger [present], lade [preterite], la [preterite], lagt [supine], lägg [imperative], weak [table-tags], lägga [active, infinitive], läggas [infinitive, passive], lagt [active, supine], lagts [passive, supine], lägg [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], läggen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], lägger [active, indicative, present], lade [active, indicative, past], läggs [indicative, passive, present], lägges [indicative, passive, present], lades [indicative, passive, past], lägga [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], lade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], läggas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], lades [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], lägge [active, dated, present, subjunctive], lade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], lägges [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], lades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], läggande [participle, present], lagd [participle, past]
  1. to place lying (to lay) somewhere, to place/put in a lying position (not in a standing position); in particular used like the English put for things that either lie down flat or where the eventual orientation does not matter, such as in a heap
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-y3vvfSKW
  2. to put (into a bag, in a pocket, or in a box of some kind) Synonyms: lägga ner, stoppa, stoppa ner
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-9RxcZ1G3
  3. (reflexive, sometimes with ner) to lie down; to assume a reclining position Tags: reflexive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-WzwPWWj2
  4. (transitive) to put to bed Tags: transitive Synonyms: stoppa om (english: about small children; tuck in), natta (english: about small children)
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-jP1wAIbz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 3 3 27 5 11 2 1 3 2 5 5 18 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 3 29 3 12 2 1 2 2 5 5 19 12 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 2 26 7 12 1 1 2 1 5 6 17 12
  5. (reflexive) to go to bed; to go to sleep Tags: reflexive Synonyms: gå och lägga sig, till sängs, hoppa i säng, knyta, krypa till kojs, törna in
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-UrquN34Y
  6. (usually with på) to expend (some resource, like money or time or energy, towards some goal) Tags: usually Synonyms: lägga ner, spendera (english: mostly about money)
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-oudQW9vh
  7. (reflexive, about snow) to accumulate on the ground without melting Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-kZvu4ES3
  8. (reflexive, about bodies of water) to freeze Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-fe4etWAW
  9. to lay; to install for example flooring or a roof
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-~FGYA~iU
  10. to lay (an egg)
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-4TjEkOg0
  11. (card games) to play (a card) Categories (topical): Card games Synonyms: spela ut
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-5GklETGd Topics: card-games, games
  12. (card games, reflexive) to fold; to cease to take further part in a certain deal; to withdraw from further betting Tags: reflexive Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-L6YVUNyv Topics: card-games, games
  13. (reflexive, with a preposition) to position oneself, with respect to someone else who is moving in the same direction Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-of5VYAMD
  14. to fold into a shape suitable for storage (about large pieces of fabric, e.g. sheets or larger table cloths) Synonyms: vika ihop (english: also about clothing in general)
    Sense id: en-lägga-sv-verb-2OOi2Wsf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*legʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "læggia"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish læggia",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "leggja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse leggja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lagjaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lagjaną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Causative of *ligjaną (see ligga).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lägger",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lade",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägg",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "läggas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagts",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägg",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "läggen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägger",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "läggs",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägges",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "läggas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lägges",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "läggande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lagd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "lägg",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "lägger",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "lade, la",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "lagt",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "lägga"
      },
      "expansion": "lägga (present lägger, preterite lade, la, supine lagt, imperative lägg)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lägg",
        "2": "lag",
        "past": "lade"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "anlägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "avlägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "avläggare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bordlägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "framlägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inlagd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inlägg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inläggning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lagt kort ligger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ligga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägg ägg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga an"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga av"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga band på"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga bort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga en kabel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga en pizza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga fram"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga från"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga in"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga korten på bordet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga ner"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga näsan i blöt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga om"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga på"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga på sig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga sig i"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga sig till med"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga sten på börda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga till"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga upp"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga ut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga ut texten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lägga över"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "läggare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nerlagd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nerläggning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "planlägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pålägg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tillägg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tillägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "underlägg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "upplägg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "utlägg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "utläggning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ålägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "äggläggning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "överlägga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "överläggning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ställa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sätta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Put the jeans on the bed!",
          "text": "Lägg jeansen på sängen!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Put the book on the table! (Assumed to mean lying down in English.)",
          "text": "Lägg boken på bordet!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Put the book upright on the table!",
          "text": "Ställ boken på bordet!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Put the book in the heap!",
          "text": "Lägg boken i högen!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Put your cards on the table!",
          "text": "Lägg korten på bordet!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to place lying (to lay) somewhere, to place/put in a lying position (not in a standing position); in particular used like the English put for things that either lie down flat or where the eventual orientation does not matter, such as in a heap"
      ],
      "id": "en-lägga-sv-verb-y3vvfSKW",
      "links": [
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "lay",
          "lay"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm positive I put the key in my pocket",
          "text": "Jag är säker på att jag lade nyckeln i fickan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put (into a bag, in a pocket, or in a box of some kind)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lägga-sv-verb-9RxcZ1G3",
      "links": [
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
        [
          "bag",
          "bag"
        ],
        [
          "pocket",
          "pocket"
        ],
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lägga ner"
        },
        {
          "word": "stoppa"
        },
        {
          "word": "stoppa ner"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Sara felt sick and had to lie down for a while",
          "text": "Sara mådde illa och fick lägga sig (ner) en stund",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lie down; to assume a reclining position"
      ],
      "id": "en-lägga-sv-verb-WzwPWWj2",
      "links": [
        [
          "ner",
          "ner#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "lie down",
          "lie down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, sometimes with ner) to lie down; to assume a reclining position"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with ner"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 3 3 27 5 11 2 1 3 2 5 5 18 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 3 29 3 12 2 1 2 2 5 5 19 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 2 2 26 7 12 1 1 2 1 5 6 17 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "At what time do you usually put the kids to bed?",
          "text": "När brukar ni lägga barnen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to put to bed"
      ],
      "id": "en-lägga-sv-verb-jP1wAIbz",
      "links": [
        [
          "put to bed",
          "put to bed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to put to bed"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "about small children; tuck in",
          "word": "stoppa om"
        },
        {
          "english": "about small children",
          "word": "natta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I intend to go to bed early tonight",
          "text": "Jag tänker lägga mig tidigt ikväll",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to go to bed; to go to sleep"
      ],
      "id": "en-lägga-sv-verb-UrquN34Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "go to bed",
          "go to bed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) to go to bed; to go to sleep"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gå och lägga sig"
        },
        {
          "word": "till sängs"
        },
        {
          "word": "hoppa i säng"
        },
        {
          "word": "knyta"
        },
        {
          "word": "krypa till kojs"
        },
        {
          "word": "törna in"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I have spent thousands of hours on the project",
          "text": "Jag har lagt tusentals timmar på projektet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to expend (some resource, like money or time or energy, towards some goal)"
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        "(usually with på) to expend (some resource, like money or time or energy, towards some goal)"
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          "english": "mostly about money",
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          "english": "The snow hadn't settled yet",
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        "to accumulate on the ground without melting"
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          "english": "The bird has only laid one egg",
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          "english": "Grandma played the seven of diamonds",
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          "english": "Grandma won when everybody folded",
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          "english": "I have spent thousands of hours on the project",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to accumulate on the ground without melting"
      ],
      "qualifier": "about snow",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, about snow) to accumulate on the ground without melting"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish reflexive verbs",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Vättern lägger sig inte varje år.\nVättern doesn't freeze every year.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to freeze"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "freeze",
          "freeze"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "about bodies of water",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, about bodies of water) to freeze"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We've put on a new roof",
          "text": "Vi har lagt nytt tak",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lay; to install for example flooring or a roof"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "install",
          "install"
        ],
        [
          "flooring",
          "flooring"
        ],
        [
          "roof",
          "roof"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The bird has only laid one egg",
          "text": "Fågeln har bara lagt ett ägg",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lay (an egg)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples",
        "sv:Card games"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Grandma played the seven of diamonds",
          "text": "Mormor lade ruter sju",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to play (a card)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "card game",
          "card game"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "card",
          "card"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(card games) to play (a card)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "spela ut"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "card-games",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish reflexive verbs",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples",
        "sv:Card games"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Grandma won when everybody folded",
          "text": "Mormor vann när alla lade sig",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fold; to cease to take further part in a certain deal; to withdraw from further betting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "card game",
          "card game"
        ],
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(card games, reflexive) to fold; to cease to take further part in a certain deal; to withdraw from further betting"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "card-games",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish reflexive verbs",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When there was one lap to go, he placed himself right behind the leader",
          "text": "När det var ett varv kvar lade han sig precis bakom ledaren",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to position oneself, with respect to someone else who is moving in the same direction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "position",
          "position"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, with a preposition) to position oneself, with respect to someone else who is moving in the same direction"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a preposition"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fold into a shape suitable for storage (about large pieces of fabric, e.g. sheets or larger table cloths)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "also about clothing in general",
          "word": "vika ihop"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²lɛɡa/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-lägga.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ce/Sv-l%C3%A4gga.ogg/Sv-l%C3%A4gga.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Sv-l%C3%A4gga.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-²ɛɡa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lägga"
}

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