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ly·ing1 [ˈlaɪɪŋ] VB intr

lying present participle of lie:

See also lie up , lie to , lie round , lie over , lie in , lie down , lie behind , lie back , lie ahead , lie about , lie , lie

lie up VB intr

1. lie inf (be ill):

lie
lie

2. lie inf (be out of use):

lie round VB intr Brit

lie PHRVB lie about:

lie in VB intr Brit inf (stay in bed)

lie down VB intr

lie behind VB intr

1. lie (be cause of):

2. lie (be past):

lie back VB intr

1. lie (recline):

lie

2. lie (relax):

lie

lie ahead VB intr

1. lie (in space, position):

2. lie (in time):

lie
lie

lie about VB, lie around VB intr

1. lie (be situated):

lie

2. lie (be lazy):

lie
lie

I . lie2 [laɪ] N

1. lie no pl (position):

lie
lega f
lie

II . lie2 <-y-, lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

2. lie (be buried):

lie
lie
lie

3. lie (become horizontal):

lie

4. lie (be upon a surface):

lie
lie

5. lie (be in a particular state):

8. lie (be the responsibility of):

I . lie1 <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

II . lie1 <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans to lie one's way out of sth

III . lie1 [laɪ] N

I . ly·ing2 [ˈlaɪɪŋ] ADJ attr

lying
lying

II . ly·ing2 [ˈlaɪɪŋ] N no pl

lying

I . lie1 <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

II . lie1 <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans to lie one's way out of sth

III . lie1 [laɪ] N

I . lie2 [laɪ] N

1. lie no pl (position):

lie
lega f
lie

II . lie2 <-y-, lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

2. lie (be buried):

lie
lie
lie

3. lie (become horizontal):

lie

4. lie (be upon a surface):

lie
lie

5. lie (be in a particular state):

8. lie (be the responsibility of):

lie about VB, lie around VB intr

1. lie (be situated):

lie

2. lie (be lazy):

lie
lie

lie ahead VB intr

1. lie (in space, position):

2. lie (in time):

lie
lie

lie back VB intr

1. lie (recline):

lie

2. lie (relax):

lie

lie behind VB intr

1. lie (be cause of):

2. lie (be past):

lie down VB intr

lie in VB intr Brit inf (stay in bed)

lie round VB intr Brit

lie PHRVB lie about:

lie up VB intr

1. lie inf (be ill):

lie
lie

2. lie inf (be out of use):

ˈlie de·tec·tor N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It is all low-lying wetland, on average only 2m ft above sea level, and is subject to seawater flooding at the spring tide.
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Lying can only pile up and damage relationships and your self-respect.
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The village spread over two low-lying hills surrounded by springs.
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Everywhere the decks were strewn with dead men, lying beneath the debris.
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And then there she was, lying in the shadows of a tree, nonplussed by the presence of the elephants.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Later, a jogger found him lying unconscious on the sidewalk (foot path) close to the lower entrance of the canyon.
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The victim, blood streaking his chest and legs, is lying on the ground, white-faced but conscious.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Pixie is then situated lying down on a lengthy dining table surrounded by men, as if she were their meal.
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If lying on a four-poster day bed on an intravenous drip of cocktails loses its polish however, there are plenty of quieter escapes.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The vessel was almost lying bottom up on the sea floor.
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