lie

English - Turkish

Definition of lie in English Turkish dictionary

yalan söylemek

Yalan söylemek yanlıştır. - It is wrong to tell lies.

Yalan söylemek iyi değildir. - It is not good to tell a lie.

uzanmak

Birkaç dakika uzanmak istiyorum. - I want to lie down for a few minutes.

Tom bütün gün yatakta uzanmaktan başka bir şey yapmadı. - Tom did nothing but lie in bed all day.

{f} yatmak

İşte sorun burada yatmaktadır. - That's where the problem lies.

Ben birkaç dakika için yatmak istiyorum. - I'd like to lie down for a few minutes.

{i} palavra

yalan

O, yalan söylediği için cezalandırıldı. - Because he lied, he was punished.

Yalan söylediğim için beni affet,lütfen. - Please forgive me for telling a lie.

{i} yatış

{f} kandırmak

{i} konum

Konumunu yitirdi çünkü yalan söylemekten kaçınmıştı. - He lost his position just because he refused to tell a lie.

{f} (lay, lain, ly.ing)

{i} yalan söyleme

Ben yalan söylemenin yanlış olduğunu düşünüyorum. - I think it's wrong to tell a lie.

Yalan söylemek iyi değildir. - It is not good to tell a lie.

{i} durum

Ne diye sana yalan söylemek durumunda kalayım ki? - What reason could I possibly have to lie to you?

bulunmak

{f} yasal olmak

{f} mideye oturmak

kalmak

{f} durmak, kalmak, olmak

{i} duruş

Ayılar uyuduğunda ya da uzandığında onların duruşları ısıdan kurtulmak ya da onu korumak isteyip istemediklerine bağlıdır. - When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.

{f} uzan

Köpeğim sık sık çimene uzanır. - My dog often lies on the grass.

Çocukken çimin üstünde sırtüstü uzanır beyaz bulutlara bakardım. - As a boy, I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at white clouds.

{i} mevki

balığın gizlendigilie down yatmak

yer almak

Şehir bir dağın eteğinde yer almaktadır. - This city lies at the base of a mountain.

Nagoya Tokyo ve Osaka arasında yer almaktadır. - Nagoya lies between Tokyo and Osaka.

(Tıp) Duruş, yatış, fetüsün uzun ekseni il annenin uzun ekseni arasındaki münasebeti belirtmekte kullanılan obstetrik terim

Ben yatmak istiyorum. - I'd like to lie down.

Ben birkaç dakika için yatmak istiyorum. - I'd like to lie down for a few minutes.

lie down

uzanmak

Uzanmak ve bir süre dinlenmek istiyorum. - I want to lie down and rest for a while.

Birkaç dakika uzanmak istiyorum. - I want to lie down for a few minutes.

lay

sermek

lie down

yat

Ben yatmak istiyorum. - I'd like to lie down.

Yatmamız gerekiyor mu? - Do you need to lie down?

lie snug

gizli kalmak

lie at death's door

(deyim) bir ayağı çukurda olmak

arkasında gizli olmak

lie detector

yalan makinesi

Dan yalan makinesi testine girmekte ısrar etti. - Dan insisted on taking a lie detector test.

lie down on command

sabah geç sögenlere kadar uyumak

lie in one's teeth

korkunç yalanlar söylemek

lie in wait

pusuya yatmak

lie like a trooper

yeminliyken yalan söyle

tembellik etmek, aylaklık etmek

lie above

Yukarıda yalan

lie around

tembellik etmek, aylaklık etmek

sabahları yapılan yatak keyfi

lie in

doğurmak

lie in

Yataktan çıkmama, yatakta kalma işi

lie in

mevcut olmak , kaim olmak , -e bağlı olmak

lie in state

cenazenin açık tabut içinde teşhir edilmesi

lie one´s way out of s.t

yalan söyleyerek bir işten sıyrılıvermek

lie over

gecikmeli olarak ödemek

1)birinin elinde olmak,birine bağlı olmak 2)cinsel ilişkide bulunmak

lie-in

Geç vakte kadar yatma, yatakta kalma

lie abed

geç kalkan kimse

lie about

(Fiili Deyim ) bulunmak , bir yerde durmak

lie about someone

biri hakkında yalan söylemek

-in ardında yatmak, -in ardında gizli olmak

(Fiili Deyim ) yakınında bulunmak

lie doggo

(Fiili Deyim ) sesini çıkarmadan durmak , kıpırdamamak

(isim) nadasa bırakılmış olmak

lie fallow

nadasa bırakılmış olmak

lie flat

(Fiili Deyim ) yere uzanıp yatmak

lie hard on

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- mideye oturmak 2- yük olmak , sıkıntı vermek

(deyim) yatakta kalmak,gec kalmak. a lie-in gec kalkma,yatak keyfi

lie in

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- doğurmak 2- mevcut olmak , kaim olmak , -e bağlı olmak

lie in

geç vakte kadar yatmak

lie in ambush

pusuya yatmak

lie in ambush for smb

göze batmamaya çalışmak

(Fiili Deyim ) -nın üzerine düşmek , -e bağlı olmak

lie one's way out of

yalan söyleyerek bir işten sıyrılıvermek

(Fiili Deyim ) ödenmemiş olarak kalmak

(Askeri) Tam siper

(Fiili Deyim ) faça edip beklemek

lie to

rüzgârı karşısına alıp durmak

lie under

(Fiili Deyim ) altında kalmak

lie under a suspicion

zan altında kalmak

lie under a suspicion

şüphe edilmek

lie under oath

yeminliyken yalan söylemek

lie up

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- istirahat etmek 2- (hastalık nedeniyle) yatakta yatmak

cinsel ilişkiye girmek

lie with

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- birlikte yatmak 2- cinsel ilişkide bulunmak

lay

{f} (dikkatle) koymak

lay

{f} yere koymak ve kullanım için hazır pozisyona getirmek

Bu çime ilk kez uzandım. - This is the first time I've ever lain on this grass.

(Askeri) gitmek

{i} yumurtlamak

{i} yalan söyleme

Jack asla yalan söylemediğini söyledi fakat yalan söylüyordu. - Jack said he had never told a lie, but he was lying.

Tom yalan söylemekten hiçbir vicdan azabı çekmiyordu. - Tom had no qualms about lying.

lying

{i} yalancılık

lying

{f} uzan

O, bir süre uzanıyordu. - He was lying down for a while.

Tom TV izleyerek kanepede uzanıyor. - Tom is lying on the sofa watching TV.

Şüpheli tüm eşyalarını masaya koymak zorunda kaldı. - The suspect had to lay all his things on the table.

Şüpheli tüm kişisel eşyalarını masaya koymak zorunda kaldı. - The suspect had to lay all his personal effects on the table.

lay

yatmak

lay

{i} (yumurta) yumurtlamak

lay

{i} hal

Fadıl hâlâ Leyla'nın suçlu olduğuna inanmıyor. - Fadil still doesn't believe Layla is guilty.

Leyla karşı konulmaz hale geldi. - Layla became irresistible.

lay

{f} (halı) döşemek

lay

bir halatın bükümü veya büküm tarzı

lay

yatma

Sırtüstü yatmanı ve dinlenmeni istiyorum. - I want you to lay back and relax.

{f} yerleştirmek

yanlış olduğunu göstermek

{f} sevişmek

Sami, Leyla'yı ailesinden ayırmak istedi. - Sami wanted to separate Layla from her family.

yumurtlamak (yumurta)

İnsan, üretmeden tüketen tek yaratıktır. Süt vermez, yumurtlamaz, pulluğu çekmek için çok zayıf, tavşanları yakalamak için yeterince hızlı koşamaz. - Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits.

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) yaşam yalanı

so you must lie in it

kendi düşen ağlamaz

you've made your bed, now lie in it

(deyim) eylemlerinin sonuçlarını kabul etmelisin

you've made your bed, now lie in it

(deyim) kendi düşen ağlamaz

lay

{f} kurmak

Leyla cinayet işlemek için komplo kurmakla suçlanıyordu. - Layla was charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

Layla banka soygunu için komplo kurmakla görevlendirildi. - Layla was charged with conspiracy for bank robbery.

Leyla iyi bir yaşam sürmek istiyordu. - Layla wanted to live a good life.

lay

(hukuk/tıp/vb.belli bir öğrenim dalında) profesyonel olmayan

{f} yatır

Oyuncak bebeği yatağına yatıracak. - She will lay the doll on her bed.

Kartlarınızı masaya yatırın ve bana düz bir cevap verin! - Lay your cards on the table and give me a straight answer!

kab

Burası Leyla'nın en kötü kabusunun başladığı yerdir. - This is where Layla's worst nightmare began.

Leyla, Salime'yi bir arkadaş olarak kabul etti. - Layla considered Salima a friend.

lay

eğitim görmemiş

let sleeping dogs lie

işi kurcalamamak

let sleeping dogs lie

işi oluruna bırakmak

lying

yatma

Bütün gün yatakta yatmaktan usandım. - I got tired of lying in bed all day.

Çimde yatan vahşi hayvanları görebiliriz. - We can see wild animals lying in the grass.

Otun üstünde yatan köpek benimdir. - The dog lying on the grass is mine.

tell a lie

yalan söyle

Yalan söylemek iyi değildir. - It is not good to tell a lie.

Yalan söylemek yanlıştır. - It is wrong to tell a lie.

lay

yatış

Sami ve Leyla arasındaki gerginlik yatışmaya başlıyor. - Tensions are starting to simmer between Sami and Layla.

lay

{i} durum

Leyla tehlikeli bir durumdaydı. - Layla was in a dangerous situation.

Leyla, Fadıl'ın sadakatsizliğinden bıkmış durumda. - Layla is tired of Fadil's infidelity.

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of lie in Turkish Turkish dictionary
LAY: (Osmanlı Dönemi) f. Söyleyen, söyleyici
LAÎN: (Osmanlı Dönemi) Lânetlenmiş, kovulmuş, merdud. Allahın rahmetinden mahrum
LAİN: (Hukuk) Denetlenmiş; dinden çıkmış
LÂİN: (Osmanlı Dönemi) Herkesin kınadığı
LÂİN: (Osmanlı Dönemi) Lânet eden. Lânetleyen
lain: Lanetlenmiş, melun
lain: Lanet okuma, kargıma, kargış
lain: Lanetlenmiş
lain: Melun, kovulmuş, lanetlenmiş, istenmeyen
lain: Lânetlenmiş, mel'un
lay: Fransa'da bir kıyı ırmağı
lay: çamur, cıvık
lied: Bir çok kıtadan oluşan şarkı gibi söylenmek üzere yazılmış duygusal şiir, şarkı
lied: Almanca şarkı anlamında kullanılan sözcük
lied: Basit formda hazırlanmış, çoğu zaman Almanca sözlü eserlere verilen isim
lied: Bir şiir üzerine bestelenmiş müzik eseri

English - English

Definition of lie in English English dictionary: To be in a horizontal position
Our uninquiring corpses lie more low / Than our life's curiosity doth go.; To give false information intentionally; A deliberately false statement; an intentional falsehood; The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck; The position of a fetus in the womb; To convey a false image or impression
Photos often lie.; A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth; To be placed or situated
Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate closet taxonomist, Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all.; {f} be in a horizontal position, recline; be placed in a horizontal position; rest; be located, be situated; be or remain in a particular position or condition; be, exist; extend; be acceptable (Law); {f} make an intentionally untruthful statement, tell a falsehood; purposefully deceive; {i} manner in which something lies, state, position, posture; lair of an animal; a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; {i} untruthful statement, falsehood; deception; position or manner in which something is situated; Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"; To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin; originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"; tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"; be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position; Norwegian politician and first secretary-general of the United Nations (1946-1953). lie detector Lie Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie Trygve; {v} to tell a lie, to utter a falsehood; {v} to rest, lean, stay, remain, cost, belonging to; {n} an untruth or falsehood uttered with a criminal intention, a fiction; Acronym for Line Islands Experiment, a GARP project; a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth position or manner in which something is situated Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"; 1 the quality, manner, style, way, or position of a ball on the ground (e g , good lie, bad lie, downhill lie, uphill lie, sidehill lie, fluffy lie, etc ) 2 can also refer to the number of strokes taken up to the current moment on a given hole when the ball is at rest Example: "My drive went into the rough but I had a pretty good lie and got onto the green without any trouble" 2 "I was lying 3 and hitting four after I dropped out of the hazard "; A very poor substitute for the truth, but the only one discovered to date; (Anglo-Saxon, lige, a falsehood ) Father of lies Satan (John viii 44) The greatest lie The four P's (a Palmer, a Pardoner, a Poticary, and a Pedlar) disputed as to which could tell the greatest lie The Palmer said he had never seen a woman out of patience; whereupon the other three P's threw up the sponge, saying such a falsehood could not possibly be outdone (Heywood: The Four P's ) White lies (See White ); be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant; split or spiraling force; Anything which misleads or disappoints; recline, rest, or stay, as in: I felt faint and needed to lie down; What we do quite a lot; An "exaggeration" Mom uses to transform her child's papier-mache volcano science project into a Nobel Prize-winning experiment and a full-ride scholarship to Harvard; An "exaggeration" Mom uses to transform her child's paper-mache volcano science project into a Nobel Prize-winning experiment and a full-ride scholarship to Harvard; To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest; (illustrated); To lodge; to sleep; The position of the ball at rest; An intentionally false statement; a falsehood; The lay of the ball; be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"; The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of land or country; To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the ship lay in port; (1) Where an object is (2) To put an object in place; be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 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"; To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation; To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall; "1 b : an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker"; Where the ball is sitting This usually cannot be interfered with except when indicated by the club (see Preferred Lies); To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained; angle made by the shaft of the stick and the blade; 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"; Situation in which a ball finishes after completion of a stroke The lie can vary from good to bad, depending on how far the ball has settled down in the grass or, in the case of a bunker, in the sand; The angle between the shaft and the ground line when the club is measured in normal playing position; Where the ball is in relation to the ground it is resting on The more embedded in the grass or sand the ball is, the worse the lie Lie also refers to the angle of the sole of the clubhead to the shaft; To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist; with in; A fiction; a fable; an untruth; A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive; no; 1 the quality, manner, style, way, or position relative to level in which a ball rests on the ground (e g , good lie, bad lie, downhill lie, uphill lie, sidehill lie, fluffy lie, flier lie, and so on) 2 can also refer to the number of strokes taken up to the current moment on a given hole when the ball is at rest Example: Typically a lie would be considered bad if it was not largely exposed or where clean contact would not be possible 2 I was lying 3 after I dropped out of the hazard; assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"; The angle, measured in degrees, of the club's shaft when the club is set in the address position as measured from the shaft to the sole of the clubhead Iron sets typically range from 57 degrees (2 iron) to 64 degrees (SW)
Lie algebra: A vector space with a specific kind of binary operation on it
Lie algebras: plural form of Lie algebra
Lie group: Any of many analytic groups that are also a smooth manifold; they arise as groups of rotational symmetries
lie back and think of England: Used to preface any unpleasant but inevitable experience
lie back and think of England: In imperative form, advice supposedly formerly given to women before sexual intercourse with their husbands. (often associated with the Victorians, though not attested until later). "think of England" refers to the importance of children
lie by: To have sex with
Than he lete make a cry thorow all the oste that uppon layne of lyff and lymme that no lyege man that longyth to his oste sholde lye be no maydens ne ladyes nother no burgessis wyff that to the cité longis.
lie detection: The use of lie detectors to verify the truth or falsity of a person's testimony
lie detector: A polygraph, a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked to a subject, in an attempt to detect lies
lie detectors: plural form of lie detector
lie doggo: To lie still and quiet in order to avoid detection
We appreciate your need to lie doggo for a bit.
lie down: to be lazy or remiss
He never got promoted because he was always lying down on the job.
lie down: to assume a reclining position
Lie down on the bed until you feel better.
lie in: To stay in bed (longer than usual)
I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11.
lie in: To be brought to bed in childbirth
he had been driven to it by the distress he mentioned, the greatest indeed imaginable, that of five hungry children, and a wife lying in of the sixth, in the utmost want and misery.
lie in wait: To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly
lie through one's teeth: To tell a gross or egregious untruth
When a politician claims he can lower taxes without cutting spending, he's lying through his teeth.
lie upon: To importune; to urge; to solicit
The judge in the parable granted the widow's suit merely because she lay upon him, and was troublesome to him.
lie upon: To lie on
She was lying upon the bed.
lie upon: To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon
It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.
lie with: to have sex, sexual relations with someone
lie-in: A period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up
As I didn't have to go to work, I decided to have a lie-in.
lie in: lie-in: A prolonged stay in bed in the morning
lie in: (verb) (of a pregnant woman) Go to bed to give birth
lie in: (verb) Remain in bed later than usual
lie in state: lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased
lie 1: 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 1: 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
lie 1: 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 Blyth Tait is lying in second place
lie 1: Please look at category
lie 1: 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. The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years His country's economy lies in ruins
lie 1: to lie in state: see state to take something lying down: see take
lie 1: to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword
lie 1: 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 He lay awake watching her for a long time
lie 1: 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. = sit
lie 1: 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
lie 2: If someone is lying, they are saying something which they know is not true. I know he's lying If asked, he lies about his age She lied to her husband so she could meet her lover He reportedly called her `a lying little twit'. + lying ly·ing Lying is something that I will not tolerate
lie 2: If you say that something lies, you mean that it does not express or represent something accurately. The camera can sometimes lie. see also lying
lie 2: A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue. `Who else do you work for?' --- `No one.' --- `That's a lie.' I've had enough of your lies All the boys told lies about their adventures. see also white lie
lie about: hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around"
lie about: hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around
lie around: hang around idly; "She did all the work while he lay around"
lie around: If things are left lying around or lying about, they are not tidied away but left casually somewhere where they can be seen. People should be careful about their possessions and not leave them lying around
lie at one's door: wait at the doorstep, at your own risk
lie awake: lie without sleeping; "She was so worried, she lay awake all night long"
lie awake: lie without sleeping; "She was so worried, she lay awake all night long
lie back: lean back against a support; rest
lie behind: If you refer to what lies behind a situation or event, you are referring to the reason the situation exists or the event happened. It seems that what lay behind the clashes was disagreement over the list of candidates
lie detector: a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying
lie detector: A lie detector is an electronic machine used mainly by the police to find out whether a suspect is telling the truth. the results of a lie detector test. = polygraph. A polygraph used to detect possible deception during an interrogation. a piece of equipment used especially by the police to check whether someone is lying, by measuring sudden changes in their heart rate. or polygraph Instrument for recording physiological phenomena (including blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration) of a human subject as he or she answers questions asked by an operator. These data (recorded as graphs) are used as the basis for judging whether the subject is lying. The phenomena usually chosen for recording are those not easily controlled voluntarily. The types of questions asked, their wording, and the mode of presentation have a tremendous effect on the results and their reliability. Used in police interrogation and investigation since 1924, the lie detector is still controversial among psychologists and not always accepted as evidence in courts
lie detector: polygraph machine, device used to determine the truth of a person's statements (based on changes in the person's respiration, pulse rate, etc.)
lie dormant: be inactive, as if asleep; "His work lay dormant for many years
lie down: rest, relax
lie down: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"
lie down: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better
lie down: When you lie down, you move into a horizontal position, usually in order to rest or sleep. Why don't you go upstairs and lie down for a bit?. a short rest, usually on a bed
lie heavy on: press on, weigh upon (emotionally or physically)
lie in: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
lie in: be in confinement for childbirth
lie in tatters: be left in shabby condition, be left in a dilapidated state
lie in wait: waylay, ambush, hide out and wait
lie in wait for: waylay, ambush, hide out and wait for -
lie like a log: lie helplessly, lie still without moving due to exhaustion
lie low: to try to avoid detection especially by police; "After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"
lie low: keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
lie low: keep a low profile, not attract attention
lie on one's back: lie in a horizontal position with one's back to the ground (or other surface)
lie with: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
lie with: recline with; have sexual intercourse with
lie-abed: a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
lie-down: If you have a lie-down, you have a short rest, usually in bed. She had departed upstairs for a lie-down
lie-in: a long stay in bed in the morning
lie-in: If you have a lie-in, you rest by staying in bed later than usual in the morning. I have a lie-in on Sundays. an occasion when you stay in bed longer than usual in the morning
lay: To place something down in a position of rest
lay: To leave something somewhere
lay: To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle)
Even when I lay a long plan, it is never in the expectation that I will live to see it fulfilled.
lay: Simple past of lie when pertaining to position
The baby lay in its crib and slept silently.
I tell a lie: I am mistaken; I thought that what I said (or wrote) was true, but I have just realised that it is not
I travelled there in 1996, no, I tell a lie, in 1997.
a lie has no legs: You can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out
barefaced lie: A falsehood told with utter confidence and without trying to conceal the fact that it is false, especially a planned or deliberate falsehood
I understand that salespeople try to explain things in a positive way, but that was a barefaced lie.
give the lie to: to prove something to be false; to refute
They found plenty of email that gave the lie to his assertion that he didn't know about the incident.
if you lie with dogs you will get fleas: It is important whom to choose as one's closest acquanitances
lay: To cause to subside or abate
But how upon the winds being laid, doth the ship cease to move?.
lay: Arrangement or relationship; layout
nonstandard or colloquial the lay of the land (rather than the standard the lie of the land).
lay: Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution
lay: A casual sexual partner
What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?.
lay: To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another
lay flooring.
lay: The direction a rope is twisted
Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.
lay: To produce and deposit an egg
lay: To have sex with
lay: a short song
lay: a short poem or narrative, one usually intended to be sung
lay: To wager that an event will not take place
lay: Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them
They seemed more lay than clerical.
let sleeping dogs lie: To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past
Eventually, they decided it would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the matter any further.
lied: Simple past tense and past participle of lie
lies: plural form of lie
lies: Great, wonderful
That kebab was lies!.
lies: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lie
live a lie: To conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective
white lie: A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result
An occasional little white lie such as Weston's probably won't cause any lasting damage. And at times, telling the truth—particularly the whole truth to a child who's not at an age to handle it—may do more harm than good, they say.
you make the bed you lie in: A person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions
you've made your bed, now lie in it: You must accept the consequences of your actions
lying: untruthfulness
lay: Past tense of lie. the past tense of lie
lain: {a} pass. of to lie
lay: {a} laical
lay: {n} a song, grassy ground, row, wager
lay: {v} to put, place, apply, wager, calm, still, bring eggs, contrive
lying: {a} of to lie
lying: {n} the act of telling lies
A lie: story
A lie: bull
A lie: porky
lain: of Lie, v
lain: past participle of lie
lain: Lain is the past participle of lie. Past participle of lie. the past participle of lie
lay: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
lay: Not educated or cultivated; ignorant
lay: {f} place in a horizontal position; set in place; produce and deposit (an egg or eggs); present, propose; prepare; spread out; put; set; deposit; locate; cause; appease; cause to subside or end; bet, wager
lay: A ballad or sung poem
lay: The way in which strands of a rope or cable are twisted Climbing and SRT Ref JJ
lay: The position of print on a sheet of paper
lay: in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope
lay: Short lengths of pipe welded together offshore & laid from the back of a lay ship Max lay rate 5miles / day
lay: To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan
lay: A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay
lay: The length measured along the axis of a wire or cable required for a single strand (in a stranded wire) or conductor (in cable) to make one complete turn about the axis of the conductor or cable
lay: To produce and deposit eggs
lay: A melody; any musical utterance
lay: Non-professional, not being a member of an organized institution (e.g. scientific lay person)
lay: To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land
lay: To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk
lay: A wager
lay: Originally the Anglicized term for the French lai, it later came to be used by English poets as a synonym for song or for narrative poetry of moderate length (See also Tragedy)
lay: To cause to lie dead or dying
lay: Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother
lay: To place (new type) properly in the cases
lay: To produce and deposit (an egg)
lay: {i} poem which tells a story (especially one that can be sung); song
lay: To prepare (e.g., the groundwork, the table)
lay: {i} way in which something is laid or lies (especially of a country); (Slang) sexual partner (vulgar); (Slang) sexual intercourse (vulgar)
lay: The laity; the common people
lay: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease
lay: A law
lay: To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue
lay: lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
lay: A job, price, or profit
lay: A song or simple narrative poem The form originated in medieval France Early French lais were often based on the Celtic legends and other tales sung by Breton minstrels thus the name of the "Breton lay " In fourteenth-century England, the term "lay" was used to describe short narratives written in imitation of the Breton lays The most notable of these is Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Minstrel's Tale "
lay: To have sexual intercourse with someone, especially in a casual manner
lay: A meadow
lay: The direction of predominant surface features
lay: A plan; a scheme
lay: To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust
lay: The axial distance required for one cabled conductor or conductor strand to complete one revolution about the axis around which it is cabled
lay: To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft
lay: To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint