Laid vs. Lain — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Laid and Lain
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Laid
Past tense and past participle of lay1.
Lain
Past participle of lie1.
Laid
Simple past tense and past participle of lay
Lain
Inflection of lie
He had lain there for many hours.
The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.
Laid
(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
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Lain
(obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about.
Laid
Of Lay.
Laid
Set down according to a plan:
A carefully laid table with places set for four people
Stones laid in a pattern
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