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Meaning of 'lie' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lie [ adj.]
- To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.
- To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
- To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; -- with in.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
2 . Lie [ n.]
- See Lye.
- A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.
- A fiction; a fable; an untruth.
- Anything which misleads or disappoints.
- The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country.
3 . Lie [ v. i.]
- To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.

Meaning of 'lie' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lie [ v]
Meaning (1):
- tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
Example in sentence:
  • Don't lie to your parents;
  • She lied when she told me she was only 29
Meaning (2):
- be and remain in a particular state or condition
Example in sentence:
  • lie dormant
Meaning (3):
- assume a reclining position
Example in sentence:
  • lie down on the bed until you feel better
Meaning (4):
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
Example in sentence:
  • the books are lying on the shelf;
  • The sick man lay in bed all day
Meaning (5):
- have a place in relation to something else
Example in sentence:
  • The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West;
  • The responsibility rests with the Allies
Meaning (6):
- originate (in)
Example in sentence:
  • The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country

Nearby Words:

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