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How to Use "Lie" with Example Sentences
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lie
(v):
to be in a flat position; to say something that is not true
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Used with adverbs:
"
I'm going to
lie
down
in the room.
"
(down)
"
The boy just
lay
there
looking at me.
"
(there)
"
He was
lying
comfortably
on the bed.
"
(comfortably, peacefully, quietly)
"
He
constantly
lies
to everyone.
"
(constantly, repeatedly, convincingly, blatantly, deliberately, intentionally, easily)
Used with prepositions:
"
She likes to
lie
on
her back.
"
(on)
"
She is
lying
in
bed.
"
(in)
"
She
lies
about
her job.
"
(about)
"
He
lied
to
me.
"
(to)
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lie
(n):
a false statement
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Used with adjectives:
"
How could he tell such a
big
lie
?
"
(big, vicious, outrageous, deliberate, blatant)
"
That's an
absolute
lie
.
"
(absolute, complete, downright, flat-out, total)
"
She told a
little
lie
to her mother.
"
(little)
Used with verbs:
"
That
is
a total
lie
!
"
(be: is/am/are)
"
He
tells
so many
lies
.
"
(tells)
"
Don't
believe
his
lies
.
"
(believe, be fooled by)
"
They
exposed
her
lies
to the media.
"
(exposed)
"
He
lived
a
lie
for 20 years.
"
(lived)
Used with nouns:
"
The police used a
lie
detector
on the suspect.
"
(detector)
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