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If an object l___ in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place.If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place....a newspaper lying on a nearby couch.Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet....a two-page memo lying unread on his desk. verbIf you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting .There was a child lying on the ground.The injured man was lying motionless on his back.He lay awake watching her for a long time.If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place....a newspaper lying on a nearby couch.Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet....a two-page memo lying unread on his desk.If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there.The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.You can use lie to say that something is or remains in a particular state or condition. For example, if something lies forgotten, it has been and remains forgotten.She turned back to the Bible lying open in her lap.The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years.His country's economy lies in ruins.You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition .I was going well and was lying fourth.She is lying in second place.You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by.The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence.He realised his future lay elsewhere.We must be clear about where the responsibility lies.You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult .She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store.The President's most serious challenges lie ahead.Lie is used in formal English, especially on gravestones, to say that a dead person is buried in a particular place.The inscription reads: Here lies Catin, the son of Magarus.My father lies in the small cemetery a few miles up this road.If you say that light, clouds, or fog lie somewhere, you mean that they exist there or are spread over the area mentioned .It had been wet overnight, and a morning mist lay on the field.nounThe lie of an object or area is its position or the way that it is arranged .The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land. B1

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lay lieslyinglaylain

query	If an object l___ in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place.If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place. ...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch. Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet. ...a two-page memo lying unread on his desk.
word	lay
full-definition	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. The injured man was lying motionless on his back. He lay awake watching her for a long time. If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place. ...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch. Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet. ...a two-page memo lying unread on his desk. If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there. The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain. You can use lie to say that something is or remains in a particular state or condition. For example, if something lies forgotten, it has been and remains forgotten. She turned back to the Bible lying open in her lap. The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years. His country's economy lies in ruins. You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition . I was going well and was lying fourth. She is lying in second place. You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by. The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence. He realised his future lay elsewhere. We must be clear about where the responsibility lies. You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult . She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store. The President's most serious challenges lie ahead. Lie is used in formal English, especially on gravestones, to say that a dead person is buried in a particular place. The inscription reads: Here lies Catin, the son of Magarus. My father lies in the small cemetery a few miles up this road. If you say that light, clouds, or fog lie somewhere, you mean that they exist there or are spread over the area mentioned . It had been wet overnight, and a morning mist lay on the field. noun The lie of an object or area is its position or the way that it is arranged . The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land.
inflections	lieslyinglaylain
cefr-level	B1

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