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- [lahy]
- /laɪ/
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- [lahy]
- /laɪ/
Definitions of lie word
- noun lie Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway. 1
- noun lie (Marius) Sophus [mah-ree-oo s soh-foo s] /ˌmɑ ri ʊs ˈsoʊ fʊs/ (Show IPA), 1842–99, Norwegian mathematician. 1
- noun lie Trygve Halvdan [trig-vuh hahlv-dahn;; Norwegian tryg-vuh hahlv-dahn] /ˈtrɪg və ˈhɑlv dɑn;; Norwegian ˈtrüg və ˈhɑlv dɑn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1968, Norwegian statesman: secretary-general of the United Nations 1946–53. 1
- verb without object lie to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand. 1
- verb without object lie (of objects) to rest in a horizontal or flat position: The book lies on the table. Antonyms: stand. 1
- verb without object lie to be or remain in a position or state of inactivity, subjection, restraint, concealment, etc.: to lie in ambush. 1
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Origin of lie
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English lyge; cognate with German Lüge, Old Norse lygi; akin to Gothic liugn; (verb) Middle English lien, Old English lēogan (intransitive); cognate with German lügen, Old Norse ljūga, Gothic liugan
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Parts of speech for Lie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lie
noun lie
- fiction — works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction.
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- forgery — the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person's name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger's name.
verb lie
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- misrepresent — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- pervert — to affect with perversion.
Antonyms for lie
noun lie
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
verb lie
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- straighten — make straight
- stand — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
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