Information about the word lie (English → Esperanto: kuŝi)

Synonym: recline

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/laɪ̯/
Hyphenationlie
Shavian alphabet𐑤𐑲
Deseret alphabet𐑊𐐴

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) lie(I) lay
(thou) liest(thou) laist, layest
(he) lies, lieth(he) lay
(we) lie(we) lay
(you) lie(you) lay
(they) lie(they) lay
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) lie (I) lay
(thou) lie(thou) lay
(he) lie(he) lay
(we) lie(we) lay
(you) lie(you) lay
(they) lie(they) lay
Imperative mood
lie
Participles
Present participlePast participle
lyinglain

Usage samples

Return, young man, return—lest your body lie here in its green cloak to rot on the flagstones.
At the front of the house he lay close beside the wall, beneath the broken window, and listened.
Do you know what horrors lie behind that wall?

Translations

Afrikaanslê
Catalanjeure
Czechležet
Danishligge
Dutchliggen
English (Old English)licgan
Esperantokuŝi
Faeroeseliggja
Finnishmaata
Frenchêtre couché
Germanliegen
Hungarianfekszik
Icelandicliggja
Kabylianzzel
Latincubare
Low Germanliggen
Luxemburgishleien
Malaybaring; berbaring
Norwegianligge
Polishleżeć
Portugueseestar deitado; estar situado; ficar; jazer
Russianлежать
Saterland Frisiangelain weese; lääse
Scottish Gaeliclaigh
Spanishestar echado; yacer
Sranandidon
Swedishligga
Thaiนอน
Welshgorwedd
West Frisianlizze
Yiddishליגן