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lies in

lies in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lie in.

Meaning of lie in

Verb

lie in (third-person singular simple present lies in, present participle lying in, simple past lay in, past participle lain in)

  1. (archaic) To be brought to bed in childbirth.
    • he had been driven to it by the distress he mentioned, the greatest indeed imaginable, that of five hungry children, and a wife lying in of the sixth, in the utmost want and misery.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 467
  2. (UK) To stay in bed (longer than usual).
    • I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11.

Questions about lies in

What is lies in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lies in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lie in.

Words near lies in in the dictionary

  1. lies by
  2. lies doggo
  3. lies down
  4. lies down on the job
  5. lies ill in one's mouth
  6. lies in
  7. lies in ambush
  8. lies in honor
  9. lies in one's throat
  10. lies in repose
  11. lies in state

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