lag
lay
Meaning of lag
befand sich flach auf etwas; Vergangenheitsform
находился в горизонтальном положении
Pronunciation
lag with Russian translation
lag usage examples
Das Buch lag auf dem Tisch.
Книга лежала на столе.
Der Hund lag den ganzen Tag im Garten.
Собака весь день лежала в саду.
lag synonyms
What's the difference between lag, hinlegen, ablegen, auflegen, niederlegen, legen, liegen, and setzen
to lay something/someone down horizontally; often emphasizes the act of placing down.
to put something down or set it aside; often used for objects, papers, or taking something off and placing it somewhere.
to place something on top of something else; can also mean to apply or place onto a surface.
to lay down in a more formal, careful, or solemn way; often more literary or formal.
The basic verb: to place something down or put someone/something in a horizontal position.
To put someone into bed; often used in the sense of gently or carefully laying someone down to sleep.
To lie down oneself; the most natural way to describe a person taking a horizontal position.
Advanced: broader words
to lie; describes being in a horizontal position, not the action of putting something down.
to set/place someone or something into a seated position; not the same as laying flat.
to place upright/standing; used for objects, not for horizontal positioning.
To stand; this is the opposite position to lying down.
to stick, put, or insert something into/inside something else; the focus is on insertion, not laying flat.
To sit; like stehen, it does not mean lying down, but another body position.
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Questions about this word
What does lag mean?
was lying flat or resting in a horizontal position (past of lie)
How do you pronounce lag?
lag is pronounced [laːk].
How is lag used in a sentence?
Книга лежала на столе. Translation: Das Buch lag auf dem Tisch.
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