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superlies

superlies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of superlie.

Meaning of superlie

Verb

superlie (third-person singular simple present superlies, present participle superlying, simple past superlay, past participle superlain)

  1. (dated, transitive) To lie above.
    • […] the soil of the river into which they have been sent, and which they enclose, is dredged or rather scooped out until the hard gravel which superlies the clay is reached […]1858, The civil engineer and architect's journal, Volume 21

Questions about superlies

What is superlies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Superlies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of superlie.

Words near superlies in the dictionary

  1. superliberal
  2. superliberals
  3. superlibertarian
  4. superlibertarians
  5. superlie
  6. superlies
  7. superlight
  8. superlightning
  9. superlights
  10. superlightweight
  11. superliminal

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