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[laɪ] (present participle lying [ˈlaɪɪŋ] ; past tense lay [leɪ] ; past participle lain [leɪn] ) verb I
1) to be or put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on a surface such as the floor or a bed
She was lying on the beach reading a book.[/ex]
Emma was lying on her stomach on the couch.[/ex]
See:
lay
2) to be on a particular surface
The gun was lying on the ground next to him.[/ex]
3) to be in a particular position or place
The farm lay a few miles to the north.[/ex]
4) used for talking about things such as plans, ideas, and qualities and what they consist of
The difficulty lies in knowing what to do next.[/ex]
5) if something lies in a particular state, it is in that state
The castle lay in ruins.[/ex]
6) (past tense past participle lied [laɪd] ) to deliberately say something that is not true
It was obvious that she was lying.[/ex]
He had to lie about his age to get into the army.[/ex]
She admitted lying to the police.[/ex]
•
lie ahead — to be going to happen in the future[/ex]
[i]A grand future lies ahead of him.[/ex]
lie in wait (for sb) — to hide so that you can attack someone when they pass you[/ex]
lie low — to hide, or to try to avoid attracting attention to yourself[/ex]
- lie about
- lie back
- lie behind sth
- lie down
- lie in
- lie with sb
II
noun [C]
lie */*/[laɪ]
something that you say or write that is not true and that you know is not true
He told them he could drive, but it was a lie.[/ex]
All children tell their parents little lies sometimes.[/ex]

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