Plural of lie
regular plural
The plural of lie is lies.
Forms of lie
| Singular | lie /laɪ̯/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lies /laɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Lies in a sentence
- The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.
- Ying-yang county lies 70 li southwest of the modern Teng-feng county, Honan.1988, Robin D. S. Yates, “Selected Translations”, in Washing Silk: The Life and Selected Poetry of Wei Chuang (834?-910), Harvard...
- Hikers love the wild country that lies northwest of this river confluence.From the entry country
- Finally, someone told him the truth. He seems to like to tell lies.From the entry tell
- Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless.From the entry worthless
Meaning of lie
- verb To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- verb To be placed or situated.
- verb To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
Questions about the plural of lie
- What is the plural of lie?
- The plural of lie is lies.
- Is lie countable?
- Lie is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lie (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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