I want to lay on the bed vs I want to lie on the bed

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings. 'I want to lay on the bed' is correct if you want to physically place something on the bed. 'I want to lie on the bed' is correct if you want to recline or rest on the bed.

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I want to lay on the bed

This phrase is correct if you want to physically place something on the bed.

Use 'lay' when you are talking about placing something down. For example, 'I want to lay the book on the bed.'

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You want to lay in the bed with mommy?
Good. 'Cause I paid 700 bucks for that bed, and I want to lay on it with someone besides Carl.
You know, I'm not sure I want to lay on a couch and tell some stranger all of my secrets.
I've got a couple of tickets for Sunday's game I want to lay on you.
I want to lay down on a huge comfortable bed.
You want to lay on your twin bed and think about what you used to be.
I want to lay eyes on him myself.
So I want to lay down a few ground rules.
I want to wake up with you in our home, in the bed that we share.
The maid. I want to make the beds.
We can get a nice little jam session in on her dime after she's done, but I want to lay down a couple hard-and-fast rules.
Seeing that guy in the office and how scared all those people were, I'm not sure I want to tell the world there are monsters under the bed.
I want to lay down with my head on this side but I don't want to hear your voice...
All I want to do is lay on a towel, drink out of a pineapple, and find out what the quack went wrong in Nick and Mariah's marriage and why the custody arrangement is for #dembabies.
I just wanted to lay on it a little...
So you might have to lay on the tears or...
My dad comes in here sometimes, lays on the bed.
He lay on the bed, face down.
And what I want to lay out for you today is a different way of thinking about how to treat debilitating disease, why it's important,
Be that as it may, I want to make the point here of how terribly subjective human rights violations are - are we going to have to lay down convergence criteria?

Alternatives:

I want to lay the blanket on the bed.

I want to lie on the bed

This phrase is correct if you want to recline or rest on the bed.

Use 'lie' when you are talking about reclining or resting. For example, 'I want to lie down on the bed.'

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I ordered you to lie on the bed.
I want you to lie on that couch.
I want to lie on you naked in front of a roaring fire and sexily beckon Donna over, but then she says,
I just want to lie on the beach and eat hot dogs.
I want you to lie on the floor of the car.
I want to lie together without clothes on.
I want to lie with you in my arms.
I want to lie here with you forever.
Unless you really want to lie on the floor here paralyzed for the next hour.
I was going to phone a taxi, but Markus wanted us to lie on the bed and hold each other.
I want to lie down, just for a minute.
I want to lie back on the grass and have you teach me some more about gardening.
I want to wake up with you in our home, in the bed that we share.
The maid. I want to make the beds.
I don't want to fall ill to lie up in bed for weeks, perhaps.
How can I call the movie "free life" if you don't want to lie on the bad naked?
So if I want to lie, now would be the time?
And I want to lie here too.
Seeing that guy in the office and how scared all those people were, I'm not sure I want to tell the world there are monsters under the bed.
You know it's illegal to lie on the enlistment form.

Alternatives:

I want to lie down on the bed.

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I want to lay on the bed vs I want to lie on the bed