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Word lie
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / laɪ / NAmE / laɪ /
Example
  • you could see from his face that he was lying.
  • don't lie to me!
  • she lies about her age.
  • the camera cannot lie (= give a false impression).
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lie

(verb)BrE / laɪ / NAmE / laɪ /
  1. to say or write something that you know is not true
    • see also liar
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/liar
    • You could see from his face that he was lying.
    • Don't lie to me!
    • She lies about her age.
    • The camera cannot lie (= give a false impression).
    • He was unable to lie convincingly.
  2. to say something that is not true at all
    • The witness was clearly lying through his teeth.
  3. to get yourself into or out of a situation by lying

    4. Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they lie
    • he / she / it lies
    • past simple lied
    • past participle lied
    • -ing form lying

    Word Origin

    • Old English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen.
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