lie
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USlaı
معنی فارسی
دروغ
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Old English 'licgan', related to German 'liegen' and Dutch 'liggen'.
مثال
- I like to lie on the beach and soak up the sun.
- He lies in bed all day when he's not feeling well.
- The cat lies in front of the fireplace to keep warm.
ترکیبهای رایج
Lie on the beach Lie in bed Lie on the couch Lie down
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- position or manner in which something is situated
- be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “Something is ----ing PP” “The children lie in the rocking chair” “There lie some children in the rocking chair”
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position “The sick man lay in bed all day” “the books are lying on the shelf” “Verb Frames:” “Something is ----ing PP” “Somebody ----s PP”
- originate (in) “The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country” “Verb Frames:” “Something is ----ing PP”
- be and remain in a particular state or condition “lie dormant” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s Adjective/Noun” “Somebody ----s Adjective”
- tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive “Don't lie to your parents” “She lied when she told me she was only 29” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s to somebody”
- have a place in relation to something else “The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West” “The responsibility rests with the Allies” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
- assume a reclining position “lie down on the bed until you feel better” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s PP”
مترادفها
I. noun
1. Falsehood, malicious or deliberate falsification, intentional untruth, criminal falsehood, suggestio falsi, suppressio veri, fib (humorous euphemism).
2. Delusion, illusion, fleeting show.
II. verb neuter
1. Falsify, fib, tell a lie.
2. Recline, lie, couch, lie down, be prostrate, be recumbent.
3. Be placed, be laid.
4. Be, rest, remain.
5. Be situated, be located.
6. Consist.
7. (Law.) Be sustainable.