lay sth aside Значение & определение

Значение на lay sth aside на български

• 0 to stop doing or thinking about something, usually for a short period of time:

  • He's temporarily laid aside some quite interesting projects to write the script.

• 1 to keep something, usually money, for use in the future:

  • She's trying to lay something aside (= save some money) for her retirement.

• 2 to put something away or to stop using something:

  • We laid it aside as a defective unit and installed a newer one.

• 3 to stop doing something, especially to stop thinking or talking about something:

  • Laying aside healthcare for now, our main item on the agenda is unemployment.

• 4 to keep something, usually money, for use in the future:

  • She's trying to lay something aside for her retirement.