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lives a lie

lives a lie is the third-person singular simple present indicative of live a lie.

Meaning of live a lie

Verb

live a lie (third-person singular simple present lives a lie, present participle living a lie, simple past and past participle lived a lie)

  1. (idiomatic) To conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.

Questions about lives a lie

What is lives a lie the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lives a lie is the third-person singular simple present indicative of live a lie.

Words near lives a lie in the dictionary

  1. liveryman
  2. liverymen
  3. liverywoman
  4. liverywomen
  5. lives
  6. lives a lie
  7. lives a little
  8. lives and breathes
  9. lives and dies by
  10. lives and learns
  11. lives and lets live

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