lie ahead
lie ahead · lies ahead · lay ahead · lain ahead · lying ahead
To be going to happen in the futureTo be going to happen in the future; to be in store.
» Our biggest challenge may lie ahead.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be going to happen in the future; to be in store.
Our best days lie ahead.
Examples
31 sentencesOur biggest challenge may lie ahead.
Tough decisions lie ahead.
More challenges may lie ahead.
Who knows what lies ahead?
I wondered what lay ahead for me.
Translations
1 languagesForms
lies ahead, lying ahead, lay ahead, lain ahead| Base form | lie ahead · to lie ahead |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lies ahead |
| Present participle | lying ahead |
| Past simple | lay ahead |
| Past participle | lain ahead |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- lie inлежати, лягтиTo be brought to bed in childbirth.
- lie downлягти, лягатиTo assume a horizontal position.
- lie withзнатиTo be the responsibility or duty of (someone).
- lie byспати зTo have sex with.
- lie offTo remain at a safe distance from (another vessel or hazard)
- lie backTo lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine.
- lie overTo be deferred to a future occasion.
- lie aroundTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle