Laid Up

Pronunciation: /leɪd ʌp/

Definitions of laid up

verb to be unable to work or do usual activities due to illness or injury

Example Sentences

A1 I am laid up with a cold and cannot go to work.

A2 She was laid up in bed for a week after her surgery.

B1 The car was laid up in the garage for months before it was fixed.

B2 The ship was laid up in dry dock for repairs.

C1 The athlete was laid up with a serious injury that required surgery.

C2 The CEO was laid up with exhaustion after a long week of meetings and travel.

Examples of laid up in a Sentence

formal After the surgery, he was laid up in bed for a week to recover.

informal I'm feeling a bit laid up with this cold, so I won't be able to make it to the party.

slang I got laid up with a sprained ankle from playing basketball too hard.

figurative The project was laid up due to lack of funding, causing delays in the timeline.

Grammatical Forms of laid up

• past tense: laid up
• plural: laid ups
• comparative: more laid up
• superlative: most laid up
• present tense: lay up
• future tense: will lay up
• perfect tense: have laid up
• continuous tense: is laying up
• singular: laid up
• positive degree: laid up
• infinitive: to lay up
• gerund: laying up
• participle: laid up

Origin and Evolution of laid up

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English and Middle English

Story behind the word: The phrase 'laid up' originates from Old English and Middle English, where 'laid' meant to place or set down and 'up' indicated a state of completion or readiness.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the phrase 'laid up' has evolved to commonly refer to someone being unable to work due to illness or injury, or a ship being out of service for repairs.