lie with
lie with verb: to be the responsibility or duty of (someone).
Verb
lie with (third-person singular simple present lies with, present participle lying with, simple past lay with, past participle lain with)
- To be the responsibility or duty of (someone).
- That task lies with you.
- To have sex with someone.
- Howbeit hee would not hearken vnto her voice, but being stronger then shee, forced her, and lay with her.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 13:14
- While this band was not especially powerful, Shiagur was a female warlord – and one of the few remaining fertile females, at that. She had, through viciousness and cunning, parlayed her unique value into a position of power. Krogan males competed for the right to join her band and lie with her.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Canrum
lie with meaning in Kannada
lie with in Kannada
- ಸುಂದು
Synonyms of lie with
Forms of lie with
| third-person singular present | lies with |
|---|---|
| present participle | lying with |
| past | lay with |
| past participle | lain with |
Questions about lie with
- What does lie with mean?
- Lie with means to be the responsibility or duty of (someone).
- What is lie with in Kannada?
- Lie with in Kannada is ಸುಂದು. See Lie with meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is lie with?
- Lie with is a verb.
- What is the past tense of lie with?
- The past tense of lie with is lay with.
Words near lie with in the dictionary
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