Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to lie; to be lying down
  2. (intransitive, often) to be, to be placed or located
  3. (auxiliary) Forms a continuous aspect.
  4. (transitive) to be one's thing; to suit

Translations

être couché

estar deitado

être situé

iacēre

estar situado

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɪɣə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch liggen, from Old Dutch liggen, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

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