| VERB | stative | lie | be located or situated somewhere |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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