English Explanatory Dictionary

lie down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To assume a horizontal position.
  2. A standard command to a herding dog to assume this position, owing to its effect on the herd's movement.
  3. To be lazy or remiss.
  4. To submit passively.
  5. To have sexual intercourse (with).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-lie down.wav

Word forms

lie down lies down lying down lay down lain down

Antonyms

get up

Related words

go to bed lay down

Derived words

lie-down liedown lie down on the job take lying down

Translations

Abaga: bed̶ao Akkadian: niālum Albanian: shtrihem Arabic: اِسْتَلْقَى Arabic: اِضْطَجَعَ Arabic: انسدح Armenian: պառկել Azerbaijani: yatmaq Bashkir: ятыу Belarusian: кла́сціся Belarusian: легчы́ Bengali: শুয়ে পড়া Bhojpuri: लेटल Central Bikol: higda Bulgarian: ля́гам си Bulgarian: ле́гна си Catalan: ajeure's Catalan: ajaure's Catalan: gitar Chechen: вижа Chinese Cantonese: 瞓低 /𰥛低 Chinese: 倒 Chinese Mandarin: 偃 Chinese Mandarin: 躺下 Chinese Mandarin: 躺 Chuvash: вырт Czech: lehat si Czech: lehnout si Danish: lægge sig Dutch: gaan liggen Dutch: neerliggen Esperanto: sterni Esperanto: kuŝiĝi Estonian: pikali olema Faliscan: cupo Faliscan: leco Finnish: mennä maata Finnish: mennä makuulle Finnish: käydä pitkälleen Finnish: käydä pitkäkseen French: s'étendre French: se coucher French: s'allonger Galician: deitarse Georgian: დაწოლა German: sich legen German: liegen German: niederlegen German: sich hinlegen Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Greek: ξαπλώνω Ancient Greek: κεῖμαι Hebrew: שָׁכַב Hindi: लेटना Hungarian: fekszik Hungarian: lefekszik Icelandic: leggjast niður Icelandic: leggjast Indonesian: berbaring Ingrian: loottiissa Ingush: вижа Italian: sdraiarsi Italian: distendersi Italian: coricarsi
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