lie upon
To lie onTo lie on.
» History is the lie commonly agreed upon.
Geschichte ist die Lüge, auf die man sich geeinigt hat.
Meaning
3 sensesTo lie on.
She was lying upon the bed.
(archaic)To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.
It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.
(obsolete)To importune; to urge; to solicit.
The judge in the parable granted the widow's suit merely because she lay upon him, and was troublesome to him.
Examples
12 sentencesHistory is the lie commonly agreed upon.
deGeschichte ist die Lüge, auf die man sich geeinigt hat.
An open telegram lay upon the table.
ruНа столе лежала вскрытая телеграмма.
The human soul is built such that a lie works upon it a hundred times better than the truth does.
ruЧеловеческая душа так устроена, что ложь воздействует на неё во сто крат сильнее, чем правда.
The afflicted requested that he look upon them and lay his hands upon their heads.
deDie Leidenden wünschten, dass er sie anschauen und seine Hände auf ihre Köpfe legen möge.
A steep, boulder-sprinkled hill lay upon the right which had in bygone days been cut into a granite quarry.
Forms
lies upon, lying upon, lay upon, lain uponLessons 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