- verb
- present participle of lie
adjectivelying (adjective)- not telling the truth:"he's a lying, cheating, snake in the grass"
verblying (present participle)- (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:"the man lay face downward on the grass" · "I had to lie down for two hours because I was groggy" · "Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him"
- (of a thing) rest flat on a surface:"a book lay open on the table"
- (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place:"his body lies in a crypt" · "his epitaph reads “Here lies Garcia, King of Galicia and Portugal”"
- be, remain, or be kept in a specified state:"the church lies in ruins today" · "putting homeless families into apartments that would otherwise lie empty"
- (of something abstract) reside or be found:"the solution lies in a return to “traditional family values.”"
- (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction:"the small town of Swampscott lies about ten miles north of Boston"
- (of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction:"stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
- law(of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable:"an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"
OriginOld English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.verblying (present participle)- tell a lie or lies:"why had Wesley lied about his visit to Philadelphia?" · "“I am sixty-five,” she lied"
- (lie one's way into/out of)get oneself into or out of a situation by lying:"you lied your way on to this voyage by implying you were an experienced sailor"
- (of a thing) present a false impression; be deceptive:"the camera cannot lie"
OriginOld English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- not telling the truth:
verb- (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:
- (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction:
verb- tell a lie or lies:say something untruetell an untruthtell a lietell a falsehoodinvent a storymake up a storybear false witnesstell a white liestretch the truthperjure oneselfcommit perjuryforswear oneselfbe forsworndepart from the truthlead astraythrow off the scentsend on a wild goose chaseput on the wrong tracktell a terminological inexactitude
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- Lying is the act or practice of telling lies, or false statements, with the intention of deceiving or misleading someone1234. A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false by the person who makes it34. Lying can also refer to the position or state of being in a horizontal or resting position5. Lying can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adjective125.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.noun the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness: From boyhood, he has never been good at lying. adjective telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; deceitful; false: a lying report.www.dictionary.com/browse/lyingverb (used without object),lied, ly·ing. to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive. to express what is false; convey a false impression. verb (used with object),lied, ly·ing. to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.www.dictionary.com/browse/lieLying is giving some information while believing it to be untrue, intending to deceive by doing so.www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/lying/lying_1.shtmlA lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the purpose of deceiving or misleading someone.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liev. Present participle of lie 1. ly·ing 2 (lī′ĭng) v. Present participle of lie 2. adj. Disposed to or characterized by untruth: a lying witness.www.thefreedictionary.com/lying
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WEB3 days ago · Lying is the present participle of lie and means telling or containing untruths. It can also be an adjective or a noun. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and related words.
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