Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lie, behind.

  2. To be the ultimate cause of.

    What truly lies behind her sudden change of heart?

Examples

6 sentences

  1. The cat lay hidden behind the bushes.

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  2. A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.

    ruЗа холмом лежит прекрасная долина. — joulin

    deHinter dem Hügel liegt ein schönes Tal. — Zaghawa

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  3. I wonder what lies behind that smile.

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  4. I was certain that some dark purpose lay behind his coming.

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  5. What lies behind your kind manners?

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Forms

lies behind, lying behind, lay behind, lain behind
Base formlie behind · to lie behind
3rd person singularlies behind
Present participlelying behind
Past simplelay behind
Past participlelain behind

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylie behind
he, she, itlies behind

Past simpleLesson

all personslay behind

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lain behind
he, she, ithas lain behind

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lie behind

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lidB2lieA2lieulieutenantlifeA1
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