lie down

lie ¹

 (lī)

intr.v. lay (lā), lain (lān), ly·ing (lī′ĭng), 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:

lielow

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

 (lī)

n.

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

2. Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true: learned his parents had been swindlers and felt his whole childhood had been a lie.

v. lied, ly·ing (lī′ĭng), 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 say or write as a lie.

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, 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; didn't prevaricate but answered honestly.

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lie down

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to place oneself or be in a prostrate position in order to rest or sleep

2. to accept without protest or opposition (esp in the phrases lie down under, take something lying down)

n

a rest

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

lie down - assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" lie 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 get up, stand up, rise, arise, uprise - rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

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Translations

يَسْتَلْقي بصورةٍ أفقيَّه

lehnoutpoložit se

lægge sig ned

kuschensich legen

acostarse

panna maata

étendrese coucher

lefeksziklefektetlesimul

leggjast niîur

coricarsisdraiarsi

gaan liggen

deitar-se

залечьложитьсязавалиться

lägga sig

uzanmakyatmak

躺下

w>lie down

vi

(lit) → sich hinlegen; he lay down on the bed → er legte sich aufs Bett; lie down! (to a dog) → leg dich!, hinlegen!

(fig: = accept, submit) to lie down under something → sich (dat) → etw gefallen or bieten lassen; he won’t take that lying down! → das lässt er sich nicht gefallen or bieten!; he didn’t take defeat lying down → er nahm die Niederlage nicht tatenlos hin

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lie²

(lai) – present participle ˈlying: past tense lay (lei) : past participle lain (lein) – verb

1. to be in or take a more or less flat position. She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall. lê يَضْطَجِع، يَتَمَدَّد лежа deitar lehnout si; ležet liegen ligge ξαπλώνω, κείτομαι, βρίσκομαιecharse, tumbarse lebama دراز کشیدن maata allonger לִשׁכַּב लेटना ležati, položiti fekszik menggeletak liggja stare disteso/sdraiato*; essere, stare 横たわる 눕다 atsigulti, gulėti gulēt berbaring; terletak liggenliggepołożyć się, leżeć اوږد غځيدل jogar-se a sta întins; a se afla лежать ľahnúť si; ležať leči, ležati ležati ligga, lägga sig วางนอน yatmak, uzanmak 躺 лежати لمبا لیٹنا، دراز ہونا nằm 躺

2. to be situated; to be in a particular place etc. The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming. geleë يَقَع، يَمْتَد разположен съм ficar ležet; spočívat liegen befinde sig; ligge βρίσκομαι σε συγκεκριμένο μέρος echarse, tumbarse asuma, olema واقع شدن sijaita trouver, résider לְהִימָצֵא पडे़ रहना smjestiti se, ležati fekszik terletak liggja; vera staðsettur trovarsi, stare ～に位置する (어떤 장소에) 위치하다 būti atrasties; būt izvietotam terletak liggenliggeleżeć, znajdować się واقع كيدل ficar a se afla, a consta (în) находиться ležať; spočívať nahajati se, biti ležati ligga ตั้งอยู่ bulunmak, olmak 位於 бути розташованим; простягатися کسی مخصوص مقام پر مرکوز ہونا đặt; trong 位于

3. to remain in a certain state. The shop is lying empty now. staan يَبْقى оставам ficar zůstat sich befinden ligge βρίσκομαι σε μια συγκεκριμένη κατάσταση estar, encontrarse olema باقی ماندن olla rester נִמצָא בְּמָצַב स्थित होना stajati (üresen) áll tetap seperti sedia kala liggja; haldast í tilteknu ástandi essere, restare ～のままである 특정 상태에 있다 tebebūti palikt (noteiktā stāvoklī) terbiar staan, liggenstå pozostawać, stać پاتى كيدل ficar a rămâne оставаться zostať ostati ležati ligga, stå ยังคงอยู่ durmak 處於某種狀態 перебувати کسی مخصوص حالت میں ہونا vẫn còn ở một tình trạng nào đó 处于某种状态

4. (with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in. His charm lies in his honesty. lê in يَكْمُن кореня се в estar spočívat (v) bestehen ligge βρίσκομαι, έγκειμαι quedarse, permanecer peituma ناشی شدن johtua résiderטמון स्थिति में होना ležati (vmiben) van terletak liggja/vera fólgin í stare ～にある (사실, 느낌 따위가) …에 있다 glūdėti, slypėti atrasties; būt ietvertam terletak zitten ligge i, skyldes leżeć w, wynikać z سرچينه اخيستل estar a consta (în) заключаться spočívať (v) biti v ležati ligga i, bestå i อยู่ใน ...-de yatmak 存在 полягати واقع ہونا، موقوف ہونا thuộc 存在

lie back

to lean back on a support. He lay back against the pillows and went to sleep. agteroor lê يَتكئ إلى الخَلْف отпускам се на encostar-se zaklonit se sich zurücklehnen læne sig tilbage ξαπλώνωrecostarse nõjatuma به پشت خوابیدن nojata renverser לְהִשָׁעֵן लेटना poleći, položiti hátradől menyandar halla sér aftur sdraiarsi ～にもたれる 드러눕다 atsiremti, atsilošti atbalstīties menyandar achteroverleunenlene seg tilbake położyć się na plecach مخ پر شا پريوتل encostar-se a se sprijini (cu spatele) откинуться pohodlne sa oprieť zlekniti se nasloniti se luta (lägga) sig tillbaka พิง yaslanmak 往後躺 відкинутися ٹیک لینا، سہارا لینا ngả mình 倚靠某物

lie down

to take a flat or horizontal position. The man lay down; My hair won't lie down. neerlê يَسْتَلْقي بصورةٍ أفقيَّه лягам deitar-se položit se sich hinlegen lægge sig ned ξαπλώνω, οριζοντιώνομαι echarse, tumbarse pikali heitma, (pead)ligi püsima خوابیدن käydä makuulle étendre לִשכַּב थोड़ा आरा, बिना शिकायत के सह लेना spustiti se lefekszik; lesimul berbaring leggjast niður stendersi; stare giù 横になる 눕다 prigulti, gulėti atgulties berbaring gaan liggenlegge seg położyć/ułożyć (się) په پرتو واقع كيدل deitar-se a se întinde прилечь; ложиться ľahnúť si leči spustiti se ligga ner, lägga sig ner นอนลง yatmak, uzanmak 躺下 лягати; прилягти دراز ہونا ngằm nghỉ 躺下

lie in

to stay in bed late in the morning. I like to lie in until nine on a Saturday. laat slaap يبقى مُسْتَلْقِيا في فِراشِه лягам си ficar na cama přispat si ausschlafen sove længe; ligge længe i sengen χουζουρεύω levantarse tarde voodis lesima در رختخواب ماندن nousta sängystä myöhään faire la grasse matinée לִשכַּב עַד מְאוּחָר सूतिका-गृह में होना ostati u krevetu ágyban marad tiduran liggja frameftir (restare a letto) 寝坊する 늦잠자다 pagulėti palikt gultā bangun lambat uitslapenligge lenge wylegiwać się سهار نا وقته پاڅيدل ficar na cama a lenevi în pat оставаться в постели poležať si poležati ostati u krevetu dugo ligga kvar i sängen นอน yatak keyfi yapmak 睡懶覺 довго вилежуватися صبح دیر تک بستر میں رہنا sự ngủ nướng 睡懒觉

lie in wait (for)

to be waiting to catch or attack. They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home. op die loer lê يَكْمُنُ لِيُهاجِم чакам ficar à espera číhat jemandem auflauern ligge på lur παραφυλάγω, παραμονεύω estar a la espera, estar al acecho varitsema کمین کردن odottaa tenir à l'affût לֶאֱרוֹב ל- छिपा रहना, घात में रहना čekati, očekivati lesben áll menunggu liggja í leyni stare in agguato 待ち伏せる 숨어서 기다리다 tykoti gaidīt slēptuvē menunggu op de loer liggen ligge på lur/i bakhold czatować na كمين نيول،مورچل نيول ficar à espera a pândi подстерегать číhať prežati v zasedi biti u zasedi ligga på lur รอ pusuya yatmak 埋伏 підстерігати گھات لگانا mai phục 埋伏着等待

lie low

to stay quiet or hidden. The criminal lay low until the police stopped looking for him. laag lê يَسْتَلْقي ويَبْقى هادئا крия се esconder-se zůstat ve skrytu sich versteckt halten holde lav profil κρύβομαι estar escondido end varjama آفتابی نشدن pysyä piilossa rester caché לְהִסתַתֵר शंत या छिपे रहना prikrivati se lapul bersembunyi vera í felum; hafa hægt um sig stare nascosto 身を潜める 몸을 숨기다 slapstytis, slėptis slēpties bersembunyi zich schuil houden holde en lav profil, gå stille i dørene przyczaić/ukrywać się پټيدل، esconder-se a sta ascuns затаиться zostať schovaný skrivati se pritajiti se ligga lågt ซ่อนตัว gizlenmek 摒息靜待，躲藏 переховуватися چپ یا پوشیدہ رہنا sống yên ắng 潜伏，隐匿

lie with

(of a choice, duty etc) to be the responsibility of. The decision lies with you. lê by يكون من مَسؤوليَّة задължение ми е ser záležet na liegen an ligge hos; bero på εξαρτώμαι από incumbir sõltuma بر عهده کسی بودن olla jnk vastuulla incomber àמוטל किसी पर निर्भर रहना biti na nekome (odluka, odgovornost) vkitől függ menjadi tanggung jawab vera undir e-m komið toccare/spettare a ～の役目である ...의 책임이다 priklausyti attiekties uz; būt atkarīgam no menjadi tanggungjawab liggen bij påhvile, bero på spoczywać na, należeć do په غاړه ،دنده لرل ser a de­pinde de быть на чьей-л. совести záležať na pripadati biti nečija odgovornost ligga hos, ligga på, åvila เป็นความรับผิดชอบของ ...-e düşmek, ...-e ait olmak 是某人的責任(選擇、職務等) лежати на комусь کسی کے ذمہ یا سپرد ہونا là trách nhiệm của ai 是...的责任

take lying down

to accept or suffer (something) without arguing, complaining or trying to avoid it. goedsmoeds aanvaar يَقْبَل أو يُعاني بدون شَكْوى أو إحْتِجاج приемам aceitar podrobit se etwas widerspruchslos hinnehmen finde sig i δέχομαι αδιαμαρτύρητα aceptar algo sin rechistar nurisemata aktsepteerima پذیرفتن ottaa vastaan mukisematta accepter sans broncher לְהַשלִים בְּהַכנָעָה स्वीकार करना, बर्दाश्त करना prihvatiti bez prigovora lenyel pasrah taka (e-u) með þegjandi þögninni (accettare senza reagire) 甘んじて受ける 순순히 인정하다 nuolankiai priimti pieņemt klusuciešot pasrah over zijn kant laten gaan finne seg i przyjąć bez szemrania منل،قبولول aceitar a accepta fără împotrivire безропотно подчиняться podrobiť sa sprejeti brez ugovora prihvatiti nešto mirno finna sig i stillatigande ท şikâyet etmeden katlanmak, ...-e boyun eğmek 甘受 приймати покірно خاموشی سے سہ جانا chịu khuất phục 甘受

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see also lay¹.

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