lie around
lie around · lies around · lay around · lain around · lying around
To do nothing in particularTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.
» I don't leave money lying around.
Ich lasse mein Geld nicht offen herumliegen.
Meaning
2 sensesTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.
I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel.
To be in an unknown place.
I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.
More definitions
- hang around idly
Examples
28 sentencesI don't leave money lying around.
deIch lasse mein Geld nicht offen herumliegen. — Dani6187
Don't leave your things lying around.
ruНе разбрасывай свои вещи по полу. — marafon
Don't leave things lying around.
Why are these clothes lying around?
Who left this stupid bottle lying around?
Forms
lies around, lying around, lay around, lain around| Base form | lie around · to lie around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lies around |
| Present participle | lying around |
| Past simple | lay around |
| Past participle | lain around |
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.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- hang around idly:lie about
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb