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Lying: meaning, definitions and examples

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lying

 

[ laษชษชล‹ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

deception

To lie means to make a false statement with the intention to deceive someone. It is a deliberate act of misleading others by stating something that is not true.

Synonyms

deceive, fabricate, fib, mislead

Examples of usage

  • She lied about her age to get into the club.
  • He lied to his boss about being sick to get the day off work.
Context #2 | Verb

position

To lie also means to be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a surface.

Synonyms

be situated, recline, rest

Examples of usage

  • He lies on the sofa all day watching TV.
  • The book lies open on the table.

Translations

Translations of the word "lying" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น mentira

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคเฅ‚เค  เคฌเฅ‹เคฒเคจเคพ (jhooth bolna)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช lรผgen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ berbohong

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑั€ะตั…ะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ kล‚amanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ˜˜ใ‚’ใคใ (uso o tsuku)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท mentir

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ mentir

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yalan sรถylemek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฑฐ์ง“๋ง (geojitmal)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุฐุจ (kidhb)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lhรกt

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ klamaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ’’่ฐŽ (sฤhuวŽng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ lagati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ljรบga

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ำฉั‚ั–ั€ั–ะบ ะฐะนั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒขแƒงแƒฃแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ (t'q'uili)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ yalan demษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ mentir

Etymology

The word 'lying' originated from the Old English word 'leogan', which means to tell a lie or to make an untrue statement. Over time, the word evolved to its current form and gained different meanings in both deception and position contexts.

See also: liar, lie, lien, lies, underlying.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,290, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.