lie

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Verb 1 2.1 Usage 2.2 Synonyms 2.3 Antonyms 2.4 Related words 3 Verb 2 3.1 Synonyms 3.2 Antonyms 4 Noun 4.1 Synonyms 4.2 Antonyms 4.3 Related words

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /laɪ/
• SAMPA: /laI/
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[change] Verb 1

Plain form lie

Third person singular lies

Simple past lay

Past participle lain

Present participle lying

1. (intransitive) If you lie down, your head and whole body are at the same level. You lie down when you want to rest or sleep.

   She lay on the bed and went to sleep.

2. If something lies somewhere, it is there and it is not moving.

   His dirty shirt was lying on the floor and old socks were everywhere.

[change] Usage

This word should not be confused with lay, a separate verb.

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• (lie somewhere) rest, sit

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• (lie down) stand, sit

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• liar

[change] Verb 2

Plain form lie

Third-person singular lies

Past tense lied

Past participle lied

Present participle lying

1. (intransitive) If you lie, you say or write something that you know is not true.

   "How old are you?" he asked. "Twenty-one," she lied. She was actually eighteen years old.

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• fib

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• tell the truth

[change] Noun

Singular lie

Plural lies

1. Something not true, a falsehood, an untruth.

   I told a lie.

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• falsehood
• fib
• untruth

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• truth

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• white lie
• bald-faced lie