- 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 of making or telling a statement that is believed to be false, with the intention of deceiving or misleading someone123. Lying can also refer to the quality or state of being untruthful45. Lying can be contrasted with telling the truth, which is making or telling a statement that is believed to be true.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.
Definition of lying. (Entry 1 of 2) : marked by or containing untrue statements : false a lying account of the accident.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyingAccording to a paradigmatic analysis of lying, as set out by philosophers such as St. Augustine (354–430 ce), lies are statements that the speaker believes to be false and that are intended to cause the person toward whom they are directed to accept them as true.www.britannica.com/topic/lyingA 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/lyingtelling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful;www.dictionary.com/browse/lying Lying Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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