lie

1. 1.

   a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

   Synonymsprevarication

   Broaderfalsehood

   Narrowerfibjactitationwhopperwhite lie
2. 2.

   Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

   SynonymsTrygve LieTrygve Halvden Lie

   Broaderdiplomat
3. 3.

   position or manner in which something is situated

   Broaderposition

Other forms of lie

plural

lies·

past tense or participle

lain

past tense or participle

lay

present participle

lying

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lie

What does lie mean?

lie means "be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lie?

lie has 1 syllable: lie. In IPA it is /ˈlaɪ/.

What is another word for lie?

Close synonyms include dwell, consist, lie in, rest, lie down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of lie?

The recorded antonyms are stand, sit.

Is lie a common word?

lie is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lie?

8 words rhyme with lie. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.