verb

lie

Translation

to recline, to be situated, to tell an untruth

I need to lie down for a bit.

The village lies in a valley.

He is lying about his age.

((lie)) ((down)) to put your body in a horizontal position I need to lie down for a bit.

((lie)) ((in/on sth.)) to be in a particular place The village lies in a valley.

((lie)) ((about sth.)) to say something that is not true He is lying about his age.

Synonyms: (recline) rest; (untruth) fib, deceive

'To recline' is from Old English 'licgan'. 'To tell an untruth' is from Old English 'leogan'. They have different origins.

Remember the two different past tenses: 'I lay down yesterday' (recline) vs. 'I lied yesterday' (untruth).