lie

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See also LIE, liē, liě, liè, and lié

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Old English licgan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjanan, from Proto-Indo-European *legh-. Cognate with Danish ligge, Dutch liggen, German liegen, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan), Swedish ligga; and with Latin lectus (bed), Irish luighe, Russian лежать.

As a noun for position, the noun has the same etymology above as the verb.

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lie (third-person singular simple present lies, present participle lying, simple past lay, past participle lain)

  1. (intransitive) To be in a horizontal position.
  2. (intransitive) To be placed or situated.
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lie (plural lies)

  1. (golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
  2. (medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.
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From Middle English lien (to lie, tell a falsehood), from Old English lēogan (to lie), from Proto-Germanic *leuganan (to lie), from Proto-Indo-European *leugh- (to lie, swear, bemoan). Cognate with Dutch liegen (to lie), German lügen (to lie), Danish lyve (to lie), Swedish ljuga (to lie), Bulgarian лъжа (to lie), Russian лгать (to lie).

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lie (third-person singular simple present lies, present participle lying, simple past and past participle lied)

  1. (intransitive) To give false information intentionally.
    When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows.
    If you are found to have lied in court, you could face a penalty.
  2. (intransitive) To convey a false image or impression.
    Photos often lie.
    Hips don't lie.
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From Middle English, from Old English lyġe (lie, falsehood), from Proto-Germanic *lugiz (lie, falsehood), from Proto-Indo-European *leugh- (to tell lies, swear, complain). Cognate with Old Saxon luggi (a lie), Old High German lugī (German Lüge, a lie), Danish løgn (a lie), Bulgarian лъжа (а lie),

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lie (plural lies)

  1. A deliberately false statement; an intentional falsehood.
    I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.
  2. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth
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lie

  1. (nonstandard) Third-person singular potential present form of olla.
    Se on missä lie.
    It's somewhere. / I wonder where it is.
    Tai mitä lie ovatkaan
    Or whatever they are.

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  • This form is used mostly in the expression missä lie.

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  • (3rd-pers. sg. potent. pres. of olla; standard) lienee

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Probably from Transalpine Gaulish *liga (silt, sediment), from Proto-Indo-European *legh- (to lie, to lay).

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lie f. (plural lies)

  1. dregs (of wine, of society)

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lie

  1. First-person singular indicative present of lier
  2. First-person singular subjunctive present of lier
  3. Third-person singular indicative present of lier
  4. Third-person singular subjunctive present of lier
  5. Second-person singular imperative present of lier

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lie (form of lie0 or lie5)

  1. : expression of surprise

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lie

  1. Nonstandard spelling of liē.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of liě.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of liè.

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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.


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lie (infinitive liar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of liar.

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Old Swedish līe, , from Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *lewan, from Proto-Indo-European *leu- (to cut).

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  • IPA: /liːɛ/

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lie c.

  1. scythe; an instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like.

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