English Explanatory Dictionary

lie behind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lie, behind.
  2. To be the ultimate cause of.

Word forms

lie behind lies behind lying behind lay behind lain behind
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