English to English
lie
(l/aI/
)
noun (n)
- a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- position or manner in which something is situated(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- See Lye.(noun)source: webster1913
- A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.(noun)source: webster1913
- The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- be and remain in a particular state or condition(verb.stative)Example:
Lie dormant.
source: wordnet30 - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive(verb.communication)Example:
Don't lie to your parents.
She lied when she told me she was only 29.
source: wordnet30 - have a place in relation to something else(verb.stative)Example:
The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West.
The responsibility rests with the Allies.
source: wordnet30 - To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.(verb)source: webster1913
- To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.(verb)source: webster1913