lay foundation

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English - English
place a cornerstone, lay the base
lay a foundation
To make a start

You should lay a foundation, even if you can't finish the project.

lay a foundation
To elicit information from a witness to show that the witness has knowledge of a matter before the witness testifies to the matter itself

In order to lay a foundation for the witness to describe the murder, the prosecutor first had to show that the witness was present when the murder occurred.

lay foundation

    Hyphenation

    lay founda·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    ley faundeyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlā founˈdāsʜən/ /ˈleɪ faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
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