lägga ner

Swedish

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

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)
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
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
(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