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   lie

   /lʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface: "the body lay face downwards on the grass" Similar reclinelie downlie backbe recumbentbe prostratebe supinebe pronebe stretched outstretch oneself outlean backsprawlrestreposerelaxloungelollbaskOpposite stand
   • ▪ (of a thing) rest flat on a surface: "a book lay open on the table" Similar be placedbe setbe situatedbe positionedrestreposebe
   • ▪ (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place: "his body lies in a crypt" Similar be buriedbe interredbe laid to restrestbe entombedrare:be inhumedbe sepulchred
   • 2. be, remain, or be kept in a specified state: "the abbey lies in ruins today"
   • ▪ (of something abstract) reside or be found: "the solution lies in a return to traditional values" Similar consistbe inherentinherebe presentbe containedexistresidehave its existence/being
   • 3. (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction: "Kexby lies about five miles due east of York" Similar be situatedbe locatedbe placedbe positionedbe foundbe sitedbe establishedbe
   • ▪ (of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction: "stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
   • ▪ (of a competitor or team) be in a specified position during a competition or within a group: British "United are currently lying in fifth place"
   • 4. (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable: "an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"

   noun

   • 1. the way, direction, or position in which something lies: "he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets"
   • ▪ the position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot: "the lie, in deep rough on a bank, was not good"
   • ▪ the lair or place of cover of an animal.

   Word Origin Old Englishlicgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.

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   What is the difference between a lie and a lay?

   • Grammatically speaking, lie is an intransitive verb, meaning it takes no direct object after it. A direct object is a noun (person, place, thing, or idea) or pronoun (takes the place of a noun, e.g., him, her, me, it, them) that receives the action of the verb. Lay, on the other hand is transitive and does take a direct object.

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   What is the past participle of Lie?

   • The past participle of lie is lain, even thought many people have never heard of it. I am not sure I have ever used it. And the past participle of lay is laid, which is a lot easier to remember. I have lain on this hammock for three hours. She has lain in the sun too long!

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   Is lie a tense verb?

   • To lie and to lay are present tense verb forms. Let’s forget about the definition of lie that means not telling the truth. We are talking about the reclining kind here. Grammatically speaking, lie is an intransitive verb, meaning it takes no direct object after it.

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   What does it mean if a person is lying?

   • Often what we mean by lying is someone setting out to deceive us with their words or their actions but actually normal conversation probably can only happen because we don’t actually say all the time exactly what we really think and what we really mean.

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   4 days ago · “Lay” and “lie” are both action verbs with similar meanings (i.e., “lay” means “to place something horizontally” and “lie” means “to be or put yourself in a horizontal position”).

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   Jun 8, 2024 · It can mean ‘lie’ as in rest or recline, but it can also mean ‘lie’ as in telling an untruth. However, in both meanings, ‘lie’ is intransitive (has no object). When used as meaning telling an untruth the past tense of ‘lie’ is ‘lied’ as in ‘I will never trust him again because he lied to me.’.

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   Jun 10, 2024 · “Lier” and “liar” are both derived from the verb “lie.” However, “lier” is associated with the meaning “to be or put oneself in a reclined position on a surface,” while “liar” is associated with the meaning “to make a dishonest statement.”

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   Jun 12, 2024 · There are no tell-tale signs of lying per se, but there may be indicators of negative emotion associated with telling a lie (anxiety, guilt, shame, sadness, fear of being caught) even when the...