Dictionary
lie
Meaning
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- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/laɪ̯/
Cognate with Western Frisian
lizze
Cognate with Dutch
liggen
Cognate with German
liegen
Cognate with Latin
lectus
Cognate with Dutch
liegen
Cognate with German
lügen
Cognate with Polish
łgać
Cognate with German
Lüge
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