Meaning

9 senses
  1. The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.

  2. The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.

  3. The position of a fetus in the womb.

    Kindslage

    position or manner in which something is situated

  4. A manner of lying; relative position.

  5. An animal's lair.

  6. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

    I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.

    Lüge

    ложьložʹ, непра́вдаneprávda, враньёvranʹjó

    брехня́brexnjá, непра́вдаneprávda

  7. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true.

  8. (broadly)Anything that misleads or disappoints.

  9. (slang)A liar; a dishonest person.

Examples

6275 sentences
  1. The greatest happiness lies in freedom.

    Найбільше щастя - це свобода. — aandrusiak

    ruВеличайшее счастье заключается в свободе. — Hellerick

    deDas größte Glück liegt in der Freiheit. — MUIRIEL

  2. When have I told a lie?

    Коли я брехав? — deniko

    ruКогда я врал? — afyodor

  3. I sometimes lie on the grass.

    Я іноді лежу на траві. — deniko

    ruЯ иногда лежу на траве. — marafon

  4. He has never told a lie.

    Він жодного разу не збрехав. — aandrusiak

  5. Was he lying on his back?

    Він лежав на спині? — deniko

    ruОн лежал на спине? — beshine

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
intentionally false statement:
Русский
By meaning 1
intentionally false statement:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
position of fetus:
intentionally false statement:

Origin

From Middle English lien, liggen, from Old English liċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *liggj

From Middle English lien, liggen, from Old English liċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

From Middle English lie, from Old English lyġe (“lie”), from Proto-Germanic *lugiz (“lie”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to announce, tell publicly”).

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Forms

plural: lies
Singularlie
Plurallies

regular

Synonyms

56 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

18 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was lying to
  • lying on the
  • never lie to
  • told a lie
  • has lied to
  • is lying on
  • was a lie
  • never lie
  • to lie down
  • won't lie to
  • ever lied to
  • lie down for

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lie — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto