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

Synonyms: be situated, sit

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
Participles
Present participlePast participle
lyinglain

Usage samples

As its name suggests, the country lies at the very heart of the African continent, away from major trade routes and population centres, and very far indeed from public attention.

Translations

Afrikaanslê
Albaniangjendem
Catalanradicar; trobar‐se
Danishligge
Dutchliggen
Esperantositui
Finnishsijaita
Frenchêtre situé
Germanliegen
Low Germanliggen
Luxemburgishleien
Papiamentokeda
Portugueseestar situado
Saterland Frisianlääse
Spanishestar situado
Thaiอยู่
West Frisianlizze