"lie down" v. "lay down"?

Question

1. What is the difference between "lie down" and "lay down"?
2. Is "lying down" the same as "to lie down"?

Thanks

Answer 1

People "lie" down.
He likes to lie down after lunch.
He was lying down when I arrived.

People "lay" (put) objects down.
I will lay the book on the table.

"Lay" is also the past tense of "lie".
He likes to lie on the couch.
He lay on the couch all afternoon.
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Answer 2

Lie V Lay

Answer 3

"LAY has been used intransitively in the sense of "lie" since the 14th century. The practice was unremarked until around 1770; attempts to correct it have been a fixture of schoolbooks ever since. Generations of teachers and critics have succeeded in taming most literary and learned writing, but intransitive lay persists in familiar speech and is a bit more common in general prose than one might suspect. Much of the problem lies in the confusing similarity of the principal parts of the two words. Another influence may be a folk belief that lie is for people and lay is for things. Some commentators are ready to abandon the distinction, suggesting that lay is on the rise socially. But if it does rise to respectability, it is sure to do so slowly: many people have invested effort in learning to keep lie and lay distinct. Remember that even though many people do use lay for lie, others will judge you unfavorably if you do. "

Answer 4

Lay down also could mean: establish, institute, enact, give up. The meaning depends on the context in which this phrase is used.
The other answers have explained the similarity in the two expressions.

Answer 5

lie down is to lie down and lay down is to lay something down

Answer 6

"Lay Down" is refferring to objects.
"Lie Down" is what people do.

Answer 7

to lie down is to personally move yourself, while to lay down implies putting an object on a floor. For example, I lied down on my bed, vs. I laid the book on the table.

Answer 8

okay so im pretty sure

A. you can lie down
B. you can lay something down
C. you layed down ????
D. it was lain down


idkk im pretty positive about a and b though




hope this helpss

Answer 9

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"lie down" v. "lay down"?
1. What is the difference between "lie down" and "lay down"?
2. Is "lying down" the same as "to lie down"?

Thanks

Answer 10

they are interchangable. lie down sounds better to me because my last name is lay.