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lie about — phrasal verb lie about or lie around [intransitive] Word forms lie about : present tense I/you/we/they lie about he/she/it lies about present participle lying about past tense lay about past participle lain about 1) to have been left somewhere… … English dictionary
Lie About Us — Infobox Single Name = Lie About Us Artist = Avant featuring Nicole Scherzinger from Album = Director B side = Released = July 22 2006 Format = Digital download, CD single Recorded = Genre = R B Length = Label = Writer = Beau Dozier Producer =… … Wikipedia
lie about — phr verb Lie about is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑junk … Collocations dictionary
lie about — verb hang around idly She did all the work while he lay around • Syn: ↑lie around • Hypernyms: ↑idle, ↑laze, ↑slug, ↑stagnate • Verb Frames … 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 — lie1 [ laı ] (present participle lying [ laııŋ ] ; past tense lay [ leı ] ; past participle lain [ leın ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 be/put yourself flat ▸ 2 be in place/on surface ▸ 3 in a competition ▸ 4 consist of ▸ 5 be in particular state ▸ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lie — I UK [laɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms lie : present tense I/you/we/they lie he/she/it lies present participle lying UK [ˈlaɪɪŋ] / US past tense lay UK [leɪ] / US past participle lain UK [leɪn] / US *** 1) a) to be in a position in which… … English dictionary
lie — lie1 W1S2 [laı] v past tense lay [leı] past participle lain [leın] present participle lying third person singular lies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flat position)¦ 2¦(exist)¦ 3¦(place)¦ 4¦(future)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
