participle or gerund), and laid (past participle. “Lie” means to be prone or not standing (and never has an object because it is intransitive), and it has the forms lay (past tense, lying (present participle or gerund, and lain (past participle. Note that lie has no laid form, which is often the root of confusion. See also irregular verbs.
lb. The common abbreviation for pound is lb It is used mainly in recipes,
technical presentations, and the like. In ordinary or formal writing not intended for technical or cooking audiences, spell out “pound.”
Lead, led, led. An irregular verb in its main, past tense, and past participle forms.
Least. See little.
Leave, left, left. An irregular verb in its main, past tense, and past participle forms.
Led. See lead.
Left. See leave.
Lend, lent, lent. An irregular verb in its main, past tense and past participle forms.
This verb usually does not refer to money lending. Use loan, loaned, loaned for financial transactions.
Lent. See lend.
Less. See fewer and little.Let, let, let. An irregular verb in its main, past tense, and past Share with your friends: |
