liegen

Meaning

(class-5,intransitive,strong) to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
(Switzerland,class-5,intransitive,strong) to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
(class-5,intransitive,strong) to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen)
(class-5,intransitive,strong) to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
(class-5,intransitive,strong) to be, to stand (of indices, measurements)

lie

lie down

lie on the side

lie face-down

be situated

lie on side

be recorded

be found in

being laid up

gelegen sein

sich ausruhen

hingestreckt sein

auf der Seite liegen

sich ansammeln

sich legen

sich etwas hinlegen

Bett hüten

geeignet sein für

dem Geschmack entsprechen

krank im Bett liegen

sich hinlegen

sich anhäufen

auf dem Rücken liegen

sich befinden

Frequency

Hyphenated as

lie‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈliːɡən/

From Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from older liggen by generalisation of the stem of the 2nd and 3rd persons singular, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Compare Low German liggen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Danish ligge, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan).