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noun. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth. Synonyms: prevarication. Antonyms: truth. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture: His flashy car was a lie that deceived no one. an inaccurate or untrue statement; falsehood:
Other forms: lying; lies; lain; lied. When you don't tell the truth, you lie. You also lie down when you're sleepy and wonder what lies ahead of you. If we leave aside the lie that is an untruth, most meanings of lie are related. If something lies ahead of us, then it's there, down the road, waiting for us.
Definition of lie. as in to deceive. to make a statement one knows to be untrue would I lie to you about that? Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. deceive. fool. prevaricate. fib. kid. trick. fabricate. misrepresent. perjure. delude. libel. equivocate. slander.
to get yourself into or out of a situation by lying. See lie in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: lie. Definition of lie verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 1. verb. If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting . There was a child lying on the ground. [VERB preposition/adverb] The injured man was lying motionless on his back. [VERB adjective] He lay awake watching her for a long time. [VERB adjective]
to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone: Are you lying to me? He lied about his qualifications for the job. More examples. lie. noun [ C ] uk / laɪ / us.
lie 1. verb. /laɪ/ see lie 2 Verb Forms. [intransitive] (of a person or an animal) to be or put yourself in a flat or horizontal position so that you are not standing or sitting + adv./prep. to lie on your back/side/front + adj. The cat was lying fast asleep by the fire. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
