lie verb [ I ] uk/laɪ/ uspresent participle lying | past tense lay | past participle lain lie in/on, etc A2 to be in a horizontal or flat position on a surface
лежать в/на и т. д. to lie in bed to lie on a beach to lie on your side The pen lay on the desk. She had lain where she fell until morning. lie below/in/on/to, etc B1 to be in a particular place
находиться ниже/в/на/к и т. д. The river lie s 30 km to the south of the city. Фразовые глаголы lie around lie back lie down lie in lie in sth lie with sb lie verb [ I ] uk/laɪ/ uspresent participle lying | past tense and past participle lie d B1 to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone
лгать, обманывать Are you lying to me? He lie d about his qualifications for the job.
LIE noun
[ C ] uk/laɪ/ us B1 something that you say or write which you know is not true
ложь I told a lie when I said I liked her haircut. Смотрите такжеwhite lie