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English

rank|turning|village|quickly|814|lie|supposed|original|provide

Pronunciation
IPA|/laɪ/
SAMPA|/laI/
audio|en-us-lie.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ

Homophones
lye
lai

Etymology 1
OE. term|licgan, from Germanic *term||ligjan-, from Indo-European *term||legh-. Cognate with Dutch term|liggen, German term|liegen, Swedish term|ligga; and with Latin term|lectus||bed, Irish term|luighe, Russian term|лежа��.

Verb
en-verb|lies|lying|lay|lain

1. intransitive To be in a horizontal position.
2. intransitive To be placed or situated.

Derived terms
lie down (in bed)
lie back (sit back).

Related terms
lier

Translations
trans-top|be in horizontal position
Chinese: 躺
Czech: ležet
Danish: ligge
Dutch: liggen
Ewe: ml� anyi
Filipino: humiga
Finnish: maata
French: se coucher
German: liegen
Greek: κεί�ομαι (kítome)
Hebrew: �ש�� (Lish'kav)
Icelandic: Liggja
Ido: jacar
Indonesian: baring|berbaring, baring|membaringkan
trans-mid
Italian: giacere, essere disteso
Japanese: 横��� (�����, yoko ni naru)
Korean: ��� (nohIda, noida)
Latin: iacere|iac�re
Malayalam: �ി������ (kitakkuka)
Navajo: sit�� (a slender stiff object lies)
Norwegian: ligge
Old English: licgan
Polish: leże�
Scottish Gaelic: laigh
Slovak: ležať
Slovene: ležati
Spanish: echarse, yacer
Swedish: ligga
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trans-top|be situated
Czech: ležet
Finnish: olla, sijaita
German: liegen
trans-mid
Old English: licġan
Spanish: estar ubicado
Swedish: ligga
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Etymology 2
OE. term|leogan|l�oġan, from Germanic.

Verb
en-verb|lies|lying|lied

1. intransitive To give false information intentionally.
2. intransitive To convey a false image or impression.

#: Photos often lie.

Related terms
liar

Translations
trans-top|tell an untruth
Chinese: 說�, 说� (shu�hu�ng)
Czech: lhát
Danish: lyve
Dutch: liegen
Estonian: valetama
Ewe: da alakpa, ka a�atso
Filipino: magsinungaling
Finnish: valehdella
French: mentir
German: lügen (1, 2), täuschen (2)
Greek: �ε�δομαι (psevdome)
Hebrew: �שקר (Le'sha'ker)
Indonesian:
*bohong, bohong|berbohong, bohong|membohongi
*dusta, dusta|berdusta, dusta|mendustai
Icelandic: ljúga
Ido: mentiar
trans-mid
Italian: mentire
Japanese: ���� (�����, usowotsuku)
Korean: 거���� geojitmal hada
Kurdish: KUchar|در� کرد�, KUchar|در� گ�ت�
Latin: mentiri
Malayalam: ന�ണ (nuNa), �ള�ള� (kaLLam)
Northern Sami: gielistit
Norwegian: lyve, ljuge
Portuguese: mentir
Polish: k�ama�
Russian: лга�� (lgat�)
Slovene: lagati
Spanish: mentir
Swedish: ljuga
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Etymology 3
Old English lyġe

Noun
en-noun

1. An intentionally false statement; a falsehood.
2. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth

Etymology 4
From the verb lie

Noun
en-noun|-

1. golf The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
2. medicine The position of a fetus in the womb.

Translations
trans-top|untruth
Cebuano: bakak
Chinese: �� (hu�ngyán), �� (ji�huà)
Czech: lež f
Danish: løgn
Dutch: leugen f
Ewe: alakpadada, a�atsokaka
Finnish: vale, valhe
French: mensonge m
German: Lüge f
Greek: �έμμα (psema) n
Hebrew: שקר (She'ker) m
Hindi: ��ठ (jhūtth)
Icelandic: lygi
Ilocano: ulbod
Interlingua: mendacio, mentita
trans-mid
Italian: bugia f
Japanese: � (��, uso), �� (����, kyogen)
Korean: 거�� (geojitmal)
Kurdish: KUchar|در�
Marathi: ��� (khota)
Norwegian: løgn m
Portuguese: mentira f
Romanian: minciun� f
Russian: лож� (lož�) f
Slovene: laž f
Spanish: mentira f
Swedish: lögn c
Tagalog: kasinungalingan
Waray Waray: kaga'
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trans-top|golf term
Dutch: ligging f, terreinligging f
trans-mid
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trans-top|position of fetus
Dutch: ligging f
trans-mid
German: Kindslage f
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Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Finnish

Verb
lie

1. context|nonstandard|langfi fi-form of|olla|typeverb|prthird-person|plsingular|moodpotential|tensepresent

#:Se on missä lie.
#::It's somewhere. / I wonder where it is.

Usage notes
This form is used mostly in the expression above.

Synonyms
(3rd-pers. sg. potent. pres. of olla; standard) lienee

Anagrams
eli#Finnish|eli
lei#Finnish|lei

French

Etymology
From a Celtic language

Noun
lie

1. dregs (of wine, of society)

Verb
lie

1. First-person singular indicative present of lier.
2. First-person singular subjunctive present of lier.
3. Third-person singular indicative present of lier.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive present of lier.
5. Second-person singular imperative present of lier.

Category:French nouns
Category:French verb forms

Mandarin

Pinyin
cmn-alt-pinyin|lie|lie0|lie5

1. �: expression of surprise

Pinyin syllable
lie

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, li�, li�, or liè.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

Swedish

Noun
lie c
sv-noun-reg-ar|2=li

1. scythe; an instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like.

de:lie
el:lie
es:lie
fa:lie
fr:lie
gl:lie
ko:lie
io:lie
it:lie
kk:lie
ku:lie
hu:lie
ja:lie
pl:lie
pt:lie
ru:lie
simple:lie
fi:lie
ta:lie
te:lie
vi:lie
tr:lie
uk:lie
zh:lie

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