lie
lie
laÉĒ
lai
/lˈa‌ÉĒ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "lie"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž, āĻ…āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž

to intentionally say or write something that is not true
Intransitive
to lie definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He often lies to avoid getting in trouble.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(of a person or animal) to be in a resting position on a flat surface, not standing or sitting
Intransitive: to lie somewhere
to lie definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat chose to lie on the sunny windowsill, basking in the warmth of the afternoon sun.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āϰ⧋āĻĻ⧇āϞāĻž āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ, āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āϰ⧋āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ

to occupy a particular place
Intransitive: to lie somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city of Paris lies on the banks of the Seine River.
āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϏ āĻļāĻšāϰāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āύ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āϤ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ

to have its foundation in something, indicating the underlying cause, source, or essence
Intransitive: to lie in a characteristic
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The success of a healthy relationship often lies in open communication and mutual understanding.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to remain or be kept in a particular condition or situation
Linking Verb: to lie [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city lies nestled between the mountains and the sea, offering stunning views.
āĻļāĻšāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ

to be located in a certain direction from a specific point
Intransitive: to lie somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The island lies to the east of the main coast.
āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž

a statement that is false and used intentionally to deceive someone
lie definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It ’s important to avoid telling a lie, as honesty is crucial in building trust in relationships.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāϤāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ

position or manner in which something is situated
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āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ—āϭ⧇ āϞāĻžāχ, āύāϰāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻœā§€āϝāĻŧ āϕ⧂āϟāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāϏāĻ‚āĻ˜ā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāϚāĻŋāĻŦ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ (1896-1968)

Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

overlie
underlie
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