- verblie (verb) · lies (third person present) · lay (past tense) · lying (present participle) · lain (past participle)
- (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:"the man lay face downward on the grass" · "I had to lie down for two hours because I was groggy" · "Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him"Opposite:
- (of a thing) rest flat on a surface:"a book lay open on the table"Similar:be placedbe setbe situatedbe positioned
- (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place:"his body lies in a crypt" · "his epitaph reads “Here lies Garcia, King of Galicia and Portugal”"Similar:be buriedbe interredbe laid to restbe entombedbe inhumedbe sepulchered
- be, remain, or be kept in a specified state:"the church lies in ruins today" · "putting homeless families into apartments that would otherwise lie empty"
- (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction:"the small town of Swampscott lies about ten miles north of Boston"Similar:be situatedbe locatedbe placedbe positionedbe foundbe sitedbe established
- (of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction:"stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
- law(of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable:"an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"
noun(the lie)lie (noun) · lies (plural noun)- the way, direction, or position in which something lies:"he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets"
- golfthe position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot:"the lie, in deep rough on a bank, was not good"
- the lair or place of cover of an animal.
OriginOld English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.nounlie (noun) · lies (plural noun)- an intentionally false statement:"the whole thing is a pack of lies" · "Mungo felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie"Similar:made-up storytrumped-up storypiece of fictionfairy story/talebarefaced lie(little) white liedeparture from the truthalternative factflight of fancyfigment of the imaginationterminological inexactitude
- used with reference to a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression:"all their married life she had been living a lie"
verblie (verb) · lies (third person present) · lied (past tense) · lied (past participle) · lying (present participle)- tell a lie or lies:"why had Wesley lied about his visit to Philadelphia?" · "“I am sixty-five,” she lied"Similar:say something untruetell an untruthtell a lietell a falsehoodinvent a storymake up a storybear false witnesstell a white liestretch the truthperjure oneselfcommit perjuryforswear oneselfbe forsworndepart from the truthlead astraythrow off the scentsend on a wild goose chaseput on the wrong tracktell a terminological inexactitudeOpposite:tell the truth
- (lie one's way into/out of)get oneself into or out of a situation by lying:"you lied your way on to this voyage by implying you were an experienced sailor"
- (of a thing) present a false impression; be deceptive:"the camera cannot lie"
OriginOld English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen. WebLearn the different meanings and uses of the word lie, as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out the difference between lie and lay, and …
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WebLearn the meaning of lie as a verb and a noun, with different senses and usage. Find out how to use lie correctly in sentences, and how to distinguish it from lay.
WebLearn the meaning and usage of the verb lie, which can mean to be in a horizontal position, to be in a place, or to tell a falsehood. Find out how to say lie in different languages and …
WebWhen you don't tell the truth, you lie. You also lie down when you're sleepy and wonder what lies ahead of you. If we leave aside the lie that is an untruth, most meanings of lie …
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WebLearn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb lie, which means to say or write something that you know is not true. See examples, synonyms, idioms and grammar notes.
Webto accept an insult or offensive act without protesting or reacting. you've made your bed and you must lie in it (saying) you must accept the results of your actions Phrasal …
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