VERB | stative | lie | be located or situated somewhere |
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contact | lie | be lying, be prostrate | |
stative | lie, dwell, consist, lie in | originate (in) | |
stative | lie | be and remain in a particular state or condition | |
communication | lie | tell an untruth | |
stative | lie, rest | have a place in relation to something else | |
motion | lie, lie down | assume a reclining position | |
NOUN | communication | lie, prevarication | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
person | Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie | Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) | |
location | lie | position or manner in which something is situated |
Sounds | lay' | |
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Rhymes | alkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay... |
Meaning | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth. | |
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Synonym | prevarication | |
Narrower | fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle | A trivial lie |
jactitation | (law) a false / false / false boast that can harm others | |
white lie | An unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite) | |
whopper, walloper | A gross untruth | |
Broader | falsehood, falsity, untruth | A false statement |
Spanish | bola, embuste, falsedad, historia, infundio, mentira, patraña, película, trola | |
Catalan | bola, falòrnia, falsedat, falsia, història, mentida, pel·lícula, trola | |
Verbs | lie | tell an untruth |
Meaning | Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968). | |
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Synonyms | Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie | |
Instance of | diplomat, diplomatist | An official engaged in international negotiations |
Spanish | Trygve Halvdan Lie, Trygve Lie | |
Catalan | Trygve Halvdan Lie, Trygve Lie |
Meaning | Position or manner in which something is situated. | |
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Broader | position, place | The particular portion of space occupied by something |
Verbs | lie | be lying, be prostrate |
lie | be located or situated somewhere | |
lie | originate (in) | |
lie | have a place in relation to something else | |
lie | be and remain in a particular state or condition |
Meaning | Be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Model | The children lie in the rocking chair; There lie some children in the rocking chair | |
Narrower | back | Be in back of |
cap, crest | lie at the top of | |
dominate, command, overlook, overtop | look down on | |
flank | Be located at the sides of something or somebody | |
front, look, face | Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point | |
head | Be in the front of or on top of | |
intervene | Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events | |
lap | lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another | |
line, run along | Be in line with | |
localize, localise, focalize, focalise | Concentrate on a particular place or spot | |
look out on, look out over, overlook, look across | Be oriented in a certain direction | |
mediate | Occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others | |
nestle | lie in a sheltered position | |
orient, point | Be oriented | |
precede, predate | come before | |
ride | lie moored or anchored | |
slant | lie obliquely | |
top | Be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point | |
underlie | lie underneath | |
Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
Similar to | lie, rest | Have a place in relation to something else |
Spanish | extenderse, hallarse, mentir, ocupar, radicar | |
Catalan | mentir, ocupar, radicar, trobar-se | |
Nouns | lie | position or manner in which something is situated |
Meaning | Be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Entails | lie down, lie | assume a reclining position |
Caused by | lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position |
Narrower | bask | Be exposed |
lie awake | lie without sleeping | |
overlie | lie upon | |
recumb, repose, recline | Lean in a comfortable resting position | |
repose | lie when dead | |
sprawl | Sit or lie with one's limbs spread out | |
sun, sunbathe | expose one's body to the sun | |
Opposite | sit, sit down | Be seated |
stand, stand up | Be standing | |
Similar to | lie down, lie | assume a reclining position |
Spanish | radicar, yacer | |
Catalan | abocar, ajaçar-se, ajaçar, ajeure's, ajeure, allitar, estendre, jaure, jeure, radicar | |
Nouns | lie | position or manner in which something is situated |
Meaning | originate (in). | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | dwell, consist, lie in | |
Broader | exist, be | Have an existence, be extant |
Spanish | consistir, habitar, morar, residir, yacer | |
Catalan | habitar, residir | |
Nouns | lie | position or manner in which something is situated |
Meaning | Be and remain in a particular state or condition. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective | |
Example | "lie dormant" | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Spanish | estar | |
Nouns | lie | position or manner in which something is situated |
Meaning | tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive / deceive. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
Examples |
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Narrower | fib | tell a relatively insignificant lie |
perjure | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury | |
romance | tell romantic or exaggerated lies | |
Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
Spanish | mentir | |
Catalan | mentir | |
Nouns | liar | a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly |
lie | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth | |
lying | the deliberate act of deviating from the truth |
Meaning | Have a place in relation to something else. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Examples |
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Synonym | rest | |
Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
Similar to | lie | Be located or situated somewhere |
Nouns | lie | position or manner in which something is situated |
Meaning | assume a reclining position. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "lie down on the bed until you feel better" | |
Synonym | lie down | |
Entailed by | lie | Be lying, be prostrate |
Narrower | charge | lie down on command, of hunting dogs |
prostrate, bow down | Get into a prostrate position, as in submission / submission | |
stretch, stretch out | lie down comfortably | |
Broader | change posture | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
Opposite | arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up | Rise to one's feet |
Similar to | lie | Be lying, be prostrate |
Spanish | acostarse, acostar, echarse, radicar, tenderse, tender, tumbar, yacer | |
Catalan | abocar, ajaçar, ajeure's, ajeure, allitar, jeure, radicar |
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