Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.

    auf der Lauer liegen

    злоумы́слитьzloumýslitʹ

    wait in hiding to attack

Examples

15 sentences

  1. The snake lies in wait in the grass.

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  2. The cat is lying in wait for the mouse.

    ruКошка подстерегает мышь. — nina99nv

    deDie Katze belauert die Maus. — Esperantostern

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  3. Here I will lie and wait either for death or another attack.

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  4. They're lying in wait.

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  5. We're lying in wait.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to be hiding to ambush:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be hiding to ambush:

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylie in wait
he, she, itlies in wait

Past simpleLesson

all personslay in wait

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lain in wait
he, she, ithas lain in wait

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lie in wait

Synonyms

6 synonyms
waylay
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lidB2lieA2lieulieutenantlifeA1
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