lying
/ˈlaɪɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण लाइइंग
झूठा, झूठ बोलने वाला
Core word
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[usually before noun]
not telling the truth
झूठा, झूठ बोलने वाला
- Don't trust him — he's a lying cheat.
- A lying witness can send an innocent person to jail.
- The lying clerk was dismissed from his job.
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- Nobody believed the lying salesman.
- The lying rumour spread quickly across the village.
Synonyms dishonest untruthful deceitful
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[U]
the act of telling lies
झूठ बोलना, झूठ
- Lying is never the answer to a problem.
- He was accused of lying to the court.
- Lying to your parents only makes things worse.
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- Lying under oath is a serious crime.
- She was ashamed of her lying and told the truth in the end.
Synonyms dishonesty deceit
Opposite honesty
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
lying (from lie, tell untruth)
Lying is the -ing form of lie meaning to say something false; it is used as adjective or noun.
'Lying' क्रिया lie (झूठ बोलना) का -ing रूप है; यह adjective या noun के रूप में आता है।
- Lying is wrong.
- He is a lying rascal.
lying (from lie, be in a position)
Lying is also the -ing form of lie meaning to be in a flat position, not of lay.
'Lying' क्रिया lie (लेटना/पड़े होना) का भी -ing रूप है, lay का नहीं।
- The book is lying on the table.
- She is lying in bed.
lying to + person
When you speak falsely, use lie to somebody.
किसी से झूठ बोलने के लिए 'lie to somebody' आता है।
- Stop lying to me.
lying about + noun
Use about for the topic of the false statement.
झूठे कथन के विषय के लिए 'about' आता है।
- He is lying about his age.
lying versus laying
Lying (from lie) has no object; laying (from lay) takes an object such as a book or a baby.
'Lying' (lie से) का object नहीं होता; 'laying' (lay से) का object होता है, जैसे book या baby।
- She is laying the book on the shelf, and it will be lying there tomorrow.
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lying + noun
thiefrascalwitnesspoliticiantongue
- The judge dismissed the lying witness.
verb + lying
stopkeepcatch someoneaccuse ofbe caught
- He was caught lying about his marks.
lying + position
lying downlying flatlying awakelying stilllying low
- She was lying awake all night worrying about her exam.
lying + place
lying on the floorlying in bedlying aroundlying by the road
- Old newspapers were lying around the room.
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- Radhika spent the afternoon lying on the sofa with a novel.
राधिका ने दोपहर सोफे पर उपन्यास लेकर लेटे हुए बिताई।
- Lying to your parents damages their trust.
माता-पिता से झूठ बोलना उनका विश्वास तोड़ देता है।
- The village is lying at the foot of the hills.
गाँव पहाड़ियों की तलहटी में स्थित है।
- The thief is lying low until the police stop searching.
चोर तब तक छिपा हुआ है जब तक पुलिस खोज बंद न कर दे।
- She caught him lying about the missing money.
उसने उसे गायब पैसे के बारे में झूठ बोलते हुए पकड़ा।
- The injured player was lying on the ground for several minutes.
घायल खिलाड़ी कई मिनट तक जमीन पर पड़ा रहा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The book is laying on the table.
✓ The book is lying on the table.
Lie, not lay, is used for a thing that rests; the -ing form is lying.
टिकी हुई वस्तु के लिए 'lie' आता है, 'lay' नहीं; -ing रूप 'lying' है।
✗ He is lieing about his age.
✓ He is lying about his age.
Lie drops the e and changes ie to y before -ing.
'Lie' में -ing जोड़ने पर ie बदलकर y हो जाता है: lying।
✗ She was lying down the baby.
✓ She was laying the baby down.
Lay takes an object; lie does not.
'Lay' object लेता है; 'lie' नहीं लेता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse lie (to rest flat) and lay (to put something down, laid, laid).
Lie (लेटना) और lay (कोई चीज़ रखना, laid, laid) में भ्रमित न हों।
§Grammar and usage
Lying is the -ing form of both lie (to rest flat, lay, lain) and lie (to say something untrue, lied, lied).
Lying दोनों verbs का -ing रूप है: lie (लेटना, lay, lain) और lie (झूठ बोलना, lied, lied)।