to produce the basic ideas or structures from which something much larger develops: The two leaders have laid the foundation for a new era in cooperation between their countries. He helped to lay the foundations of English drama.

What does laid the foundations mean?

1 : to create a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath. 2 : to provide something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) from which another thing develops or can develop Her early research laid the foundation for many important medical discoveries.

Is a foundation laid or layed?

Although “layed” is an extremely popular variant spelling of the past tense of transitive “lay,” “laid” is the traditional spelling in all contexts.