lie

CEFRA2

/laɪ̯/

verb

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  1. 01

    verb

    To rest in a flat position.

  2. 02

    verb

    To say something untrue to deceive someone.

Examples

  • People who will lie for you, will lie to you.

  • You look pale. You had better lie down in bed at once.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.

  2. To be placed or situated.

  3. To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

More examples

In context

  • The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.

  • Under an oak were lying asleep a pair of shepherds.

  • to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hidden; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves

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After a long hike, she wanted to blank down on the soft grass and rest.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English lien, liggen, from Old English liċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognates Cognate with Yola lee, lidge (“to lie”), leigh, leiough (“to idle”), North Frisian lade, lai, laie, lei, lii, läde, läie (“to lie; to lay”), Saterland Frisian lääse (“to lie; to lay”), West Frisian lizze (“to lie”), Alemannic German ligge (“to lie”), Central Franconian lijje (“to lie”), Dutch and Dutch Low Saxon liggen (“to lie”), German liegen (“to lie”), German Low German ligge, liggen (“to lie”), Luxembourgish leien (“to lie”), Yiddish ליגן (lign, “to lie”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål ligge (“to lie”), Faroese and Icelandic...