LIE

LIE 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 3 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
  3. position or manner in which something is situated
verb
  1. be located or situated somewhere
  2. be lying, be prostrate
  3. originate (in)
  4. be and remain in a particular state or condition

💬 Examples

  • "occupy a certain position"
  • "be in a horizontal position"
  • "The sick man lay in bed all day"
  • "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

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