- lie, lied
- كَذَبَ \ lie, lied: (present participle lying) to say sth. that is (as one knows) not true: She lied to me about her age.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
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lie# — lie vb Lie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth directly or indirectly. Lie is the straightforward word, flatly imputing dishonesty to the speaker {he lies, and he knows he lies Johnson} {the article . . . has… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lie — lie1 [lī] vi. lay, lain, lying [ME lien < 2d & 3d pers. sing. of earlier liggen < OE licgan, to lie, akin to Ger liegen < IE base * legh , to lie, lay oneself down > L lectus & Gr lēchos, bed, lōchos, lair] 1. to be or put oneself in… … English World dictionary
lie — Ⅰ. lie [1] ► VERB (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface. 2) be or remain in a specified state. 3) reside or be found. 4) … English terms dictionary
Lied — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lied} (l[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying} (l[imac] [i^]ng).] [OE. lien, li[yogh]en, le[yogh]en, leo[yogh]en, AS. le[ o]gan; akin to D. liegen, OS. & OHG. liogan, G. l[ u]gen, Icel. lj[=u]ga, Sw. ljuga, Dan. lyve,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lie — Lie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lied} (l[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying} (l[imac] [i^]ng).] [OE. lien, li[yogh]en, le[yogh]en, leo[yogh]en, AS. le[ o]gan; akin to D. liegen, OS. & OHG. liogan, G. l[ u]gen, Icel. lj[=u]ga, Sw. ljuga, Dan. lyve, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lie through your teeth — lie through (your) teeth to say things that are not true in a way that seems sincere. Slater wasn t a doctor, he had never been to medical school, he just lied through his teeth and we believed him … New idioms dictionary
lie through teeth — lie through (your) teeth to say things that are not true in a way that seems sincere. Slater wasn t a doctor, he had never been to medical school, he just lied through his teeth and we believed him … New idioms dictionary
lie — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1 be in or assume a horizontal position on a supporting surface; be at rest on something. 2 (of a thing) rest flat on a surface (snow lay on the ground). 3 (of abstract things) remain… … Useful english dictionary
Lie — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1 be in or assume a horizontal position on a supporting surface; be at rest on something. 2 (of a thing) rest flat on a surface (snow lay on the ground). 3 (of abstract things) remain… … Useful english dictionary
Lie — For other uses, see Lie (disambiguation) A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. To lie is to state something with disregard to… … Wikipedia
lie — I. intransitive verb (lay; lain; lying) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos Date: before 12th century 1. a. to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
