lägga ner

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lägga ner (present lägger ner, preterite lade, la ner, supine lagt ner, imperative lägg ner)

1. to place lying (to lay) down somewhere

   Hon lade ner handdukarna på golvet

   She put the towels down on the floor ("Hon lade handdukarna på golvet" is equivalent)

2. to put (into a bag, in a pocket, or in a box of some kind)

   Synonyms: lägga, stoppa, stoppa ner

   Han lade ner böckerna i väskan

   He put the books into the bag

3. to close down, to discontinue; to end (a business, government agency, project, or other enterprise)

   Synonyms: (mostly businesses) slå igen, (mostly businesses) ta ner skylten (“take down the sign”)

   Företaget lades ner efter ett katastrofalt år

   The company was closed down after a catastrophic year

   Hon funderade på att lägga ner gitarrprojektet

   She was thinking of abandoning her guitar project

4. (usually with på) to expend (some resource, like money or time or energy, towards some goal)

   Synonyms: lägga, (mostly about money) spendera

   Jag har lagt ner mycket tid på projektet ― I have spent a lot of time on the project

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