liegen

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

lie‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈliːɡən/

Etymology

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).

Sentences

Das wird in unserer Verantwortung liegen .

That will be our responsibility.

Innerhalb der Bay liegen nur wenige Inseln , meist nahe der Küste .

Most of the aquatic life of the bay is concentrated near that region.

Einige Linien liegen auch im Ultraviolett-Bereich.

Some lines are also in the ultraviolet range.

Doch liegen bisher nur wenige Projekte von Nichtregierungsorganisationen vor .

However, up until now, it has only received a very limited number of projects from non-governmental organisations.

Wie viele Kilometer liegen zwischen Koblenz und Karlsruhe ?

How many kilometres are there between Koblenz and Karlsruhe?

Zu Wanderungen sowie zum Fortpflanzungsverhalten des Azoren-Flugseglers liegen keine Daten vor .

No data are available on migrations and the reproductive behaviour of the Azores glider.

Im Meeresgebiet zwischen Naxos und Amorgos liegen die Kleinen Kykladen.

In the sea area between Naxos and Amorgos lie the Small Cyclades.