Words / B1

LAY-owt/ˈleɪaʊt/

Layout is how parts are arranged: the layout of the page; a new office layout; the layout of the exam paper. Design is wider; format is about file or paper type. Lay out is the verb (two words). Do not write “the layout is designed of” — say the layout of. In exams, a confusing layout can cost marks even when the content is known.

Meaning

The way the parts of a page, room, or place are arranged.

Examples

• “The new layout of the exam paper confused some candidates.”
• “The new layout put the mark boxes on every other line.”
• “They changed the office layout so that the printers were not in the walkway.”

Good to know

the layout of + place/page. Verb: lay out (two words). Wider: design. File type: format.

Near in meaning

arrangement

New