Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To conceal oneself; to remain hidden.

    I’ll lie low here until you get back.

More definitions
  • to try to avoid detection especially by police
  • keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous

Examples

20 sentences

  1. Tom should lie low for a few days.

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  2. You'd better lay low until we get back.

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  3. Tom decided to lay low for a few days.

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  4. Lay low and try to stay out of trouble.

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  5. We need to lay low for a while.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personslay low

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lie low

Synonyms

3 synonyms
keep a low profilelie doggoplay doggo

Word family

2 related words
Relatedduck off
Derivedlow-lying

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lidB2lieA2lieulieutenantlifeA1
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