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lie ¹  (l)

intr.v. lay (l), lain (ln), ly·ing (lng), lies

1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline: He lay under a tree to sleep.

2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal: Dirty dishes lay on the table. See Usage Note at lay¹.

3. To be or remain in a specified condition: The dust has lain undisturbed for years. He lay sick in bed.

4.

a. To exist; reside: Our sympathies lie with the plaintiff.

b. To consist or have as a basis. Often used with in: The strength of his performance lies in his training.

5. To occupy a position or place: The lake lies beyond this hill.

6. To extend: Our land lies between these trees and the river.

7. To be buried in a specified place.

8. Law To be admissible or maintainable.

9. Archaic To stay for a night or short while.

n.

1. The manner or position in which something is situated.

2. A haunt or hiding place of an animal.

3. Sports The position of a golf ball that has come to a stop.

Phrasal Verbs:

lie down

To do little or nothing: He's lying down on the job.

lie in

To be in confinement for childbirth.

lie to Nautical

To remain stationary while facing the wind.

lie with

1. To be decided by, dependent on, or up to: The choice lies with you.

2. Archaic To have sexual intercourse with.

Idiom:

lie/lay low

1. To keep oneself or one's plans hidden.

2. To bide one's time but remain ready for action.

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[Middle English lien, from Old English licgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lie ²  (l)

n.

1. A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood.

2. Something meant to deceive or give a wrong impression.

v. lied, ly·ing (lng), lies

v.intr.

1. To present false information with the intention of deceiving.

2. To convey a false image or impression: Appearances often lie.

v.tr.

To cause to be in a specific condition or affect in a specific way by telling falsehoods: You have lied yourself into trouble.

Idiom:

lie through one's teeth

To lie outrageously or brazenly.

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[Middle English, from Old English lyge; see leugh- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: lie², equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate
These verbs mean to evade or depart from the truth: a witness who lied under oath; didn't equivocate about her real purpose; fibbed to escape being scolded; paltering with an irate customer; didn't prevaricate but answered honestly.

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lie ¹

Verb

[lying, lied]

1. to speak untruthfully with the intention of deceiving

2. to convey a false impression: the camera cannot lie

Noun

1. an untrue statement deliberately used to mislead

2. something that is deliberately intended to deceive

3. give the lie to

a. to disprove

b. to accuse of lying [Old English lyge, lēogan]

USAGE: See at lay¹.

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lie ²

Verb

[lying, lay, lain]

1. (often foll. by down)to place oneself or be in a horizontal position

2. to be situated: I left the money lying on the table, Nepal became the only country lying between China and India

3. to be and remain (in a particular state or condition): others of their species lie asleep

4. to stretch or extend: an enormous task lies ahead

5. (usually foll. by in)to exist or comprise: her charm lies in her inner beauty

6. (foll. by with)to rest (with): the fault lies with them

Noun

1. the manner, place, or style in which something is situated

2. an animal's lair

3. lie of the land the way in which a situation is developing

See also lie down, lie in [Old English licgan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lie - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth prevarication falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" jactitation - (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) whopper, walloper - a gross untruth; a blatant lie white lie - an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
	2.	Lie - Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) Trygve Halvden Lie, Trygve Lie
	3.	lie - position or manner in which something is situated position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
Verb	1.	lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" nestle - lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest" intervene - be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened" top - be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree" mediate - occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; "mediate between the old and the new" ride - lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" lap - lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another focalise, focalize, localise, localize - concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" slant - lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face" precede, predate - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" underlie - lie underneath cap, crest - lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" front, face, look - be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" back - be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" flank - be located at the sides of something or somebody head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president" overtop, overlook, command, dominate - look down on; "The villa dominates the town" line, run along - be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank" orient, point - be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" look across, look out on, look out over, overlook - be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" rest, lie - have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
	2.	lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" sun, sunbathe - expose one's body to the sun sprawl - sit or lie with one's limbs spread out recumb, recline, repose - lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" overlie - lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks" lie awake - lie without sleeping; "She was so worried, she lay awake all night long" repose - lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum" bask - be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun" lie down, lie - assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" sit, sit down - be seated stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
	3.	lie - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" consist, lie in, dwell exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
	4.	lie - be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	5.	lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to romance - tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country" perjure - knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury fib - tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"
	6.	lie - have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" rest be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	7.	lie - assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" lie down lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture stretch out, stretch - lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" charge - lie down on command, of hunting dogs bow down, prostrate - get into a prostrate position, as in submission

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lie ¹

noun 1. falsehood, deceit, fabrication, fib, fiction, invention, deception, untruth, porky Brit. (slang) pork pie Brit. (slang) white lie, falsification, prevarication, falsity, mendacity

verb 2. fib, fabricate, invent, misrepresent, falsify, tell a lie, prevaricate, perjure, not tell the truth, equivocate, dissimulate, tell untruths, not speak the truth, say something untrue, forswear yourself give the lie to something disprove, expose, discredit, contradict, refute, negate, invalidate, rebut, make a nonsense of, prove false, controvert, confute >> adjective mendacious

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lie ²

verb 1. recline, rest, lounge, couch, sprawl, stretch out, be prone, loll, repose, be prostrate, be supine, be recumbent

verb 2. be placed, be, rest, exist, extend, be situated

verb 3. be situated, sit, be located, be positioned

verb 4. (usually with in) exist, be present, consist, dwell, reside, pertain, inhere

verb 5. be buried, remain, rest, be, be found, belong, be located, be interred, be entombed

verb 6. (usually with on or upon) weigh, press, rest, burden, oppress

Translations

lie [laɪ] n → mentira

vi → mentir [pt lay, pp lain] [leɪ, leɪn] (= rest) → estar echado, estar acostado;

(of object) (= be situated); estar, encontrarse;

to tell lies → mentir;

to lie low (fig) → mantenerse a escondidas

lie about, lie around vi [things] → estar tirado;

(BRIT) [people] → estar acostado or tumbado

lie back vi → recostarse

lie down vi → echarse, tumbarse

lie up vi (hide) → esconderse

lie [laɪ] n → mensonge m

vi [lied , pt, pp ] (= tell lies); mentir [lay , pt , lain , pp ] [leɪ, leɪn] (= rest) → être étendu(e) or allongé(e) or couché(e);

(in grave) → être enterré(e) → reposer; [object] (= be situated); se trouver, être;

to lie low (fig) → se cacher, rester caché(e);

to tell lies → mentir

lie about, lie around vi [things] → traîner;

(Brit) [person] → traînasser, flemmarder

lie back vi → se renverser en arrière

lie down vi → se coucher, s'étendre

lie up vi (= hide) → se cacher

lie¹ [laɪ] [lied , pt, pp ] vi → lügen

n → Lüge f;

to tell lies → lügen

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lie² [laɪ] [lay , pt , lain , pp ] vi (lit, fig) → liegen;

to lie low (fig) → untertauchen

lie about lie vi → herumliegen

lie around lie vi = lie about

lie back lie vi → sich zurücklehnen (fig) (= accept the inevitable); sich fügen

lie down lie vi → sich hinlegen

lie up lie vi (= hide) → untertauchen (= rest); im Bett bleiben

lie [laɪ] n → bugia, menzogna

vi → mentire, dire bugie [pt lay, pp lain] [leɪ, leɪn] (= rest) → giacere, star disteso/a;

(in grave) → giacere, riposare; [object] (= be situated); trovarsi, essere;

to tell lies → raccontare or dire bugie;

to lie low (fig) → latitare

lie about

lie around vi [things] → essere in giro; [person] → bighellonare

lie back vi → stendersi

lie down vi → stendersi, sdraiarsi

lie up vi (= hide) → nascondersi

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lie¹

n lie [lai]

a false statement made with the intention of deceiving It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.leunكَذِب، كِذْبَهлъжаležløgndie Lügeψέμαmentiravaleدروغvalhemensongeשֶׁקֶרझूठlažhazugságdustalygibugia嘘거짓말melasmelibohongleugenløgnkłamstwomentiraminciunăложьložlažlažlögnคำโกหกyalan謊話брехня; обманجھوٹlời nói dối谎话

v – present participle ˈlying : past tense, past participle lied –

to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving There's no point in asking her – she'll just lie about it.liegيَكْذِبлъжаlhátlyvelügenλέω ψέματαmentirvaletamaدروغ گفتنvalehdellamentirלְשַׁקֵרझूठ बोलना, भ्रमित करनाlagatihazudikberdustaljúgamentire嘘をつく거짓말하다meluoti, nesakyti tiesosmelotberbohongliegenlyvekłamaćmentira minţiлгатьklamaťlagatilagatiljugaโกหกyalan söylemek說謊брехатиغلط بیانی کرناnói dối说谎

n liar [ˈlaiə]

a person who tells lies, especially as a habit You can't trust what she says – she's such a liar.leuenaarكَذّابлъжецlhář, -kaløgner; løgnhalsder Lügnerψεύτηςmentirosovaletajaدروغ گوvalehtelijamenteur/-euseשַׁקרָןझूठाlažljivachazugpembohonglygaribugiardo嘘つき거짓말쟁이melagismelispembohongleugenaarløgnerkłamcamentirosomincinosврунklamár, -kalažniveclažovlögnareคนชอบโกหกyalancı愛說謊的人брехунجھوٹاkẻ nói dối说谎的人

see also lay¹ .