Talk:lie

After I corrected the first meaning (to be horizontal), the translations may need to change.

liar
What is the consideration on liar to mean "one who is horizontal"?

To lay and to lie
See Talk:lay

Etymology 2 and Etymology 3
These seem like the same etymology to me. That is the meanings are so closely related that it is unlikely that the evolved separately.

bely
belie reads Alternative forms: bely; however there's no verb ly --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:09, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

lie awake
lie awake lie without sleeping Is it an idiom? --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:40, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

[used with quotations] to speak falsely, knowing what one says is not true, as with intent to deceive
[used with quotations "Of course I love you, he lied'']. --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:05, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Cf. to express by a smile: [~ + object to smile approval]. --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:46, 18 December 2021 (UTC)