Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To play the lyre

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I play the lyre, the guitar, and the flute.

    ruЯ играю на лире, гитаре и флейте. — carlosalberto

    deIch spiele Leier, Gitarre und Flöte. — carlosalberto

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  2. His lyre was placed by Jupiter among the stars.

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  3. His golden lyre long-haired Iopas tunes, / and sings what Atlas taught in loftiest strain.

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Origin

From Middle English lire (13th c.), from Old French lire, from Latin lyra, from

From Middle English lire (13th c.), from Old French lire, from Latin lyra, from

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Forms

lyres, lyring, lyred, lyred
Base formlyre · to lyre
3rd person singularlyres
Present participlelyring
Past simplelyred
Past participlelyred

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylyre
he, she, itlyres

Past simpleLesson

all personslyred

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lyred
he, she, ithas lyred

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lyre

Word family

1 related words
Relatedharp

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lymphaticlynchlynxlyricA2lyricalC2lyricistC2

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