Base verb
Phrasal verbs with lie
The verb lie combines with 4 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
4 phrasal verbs · 5 meanings
lie about
2 senses- Be left untidily in various places
- Tell untruths concerning a subject
lie around
1 sense- Be left unused in plain sight
lie behind
1 sense- Be the underlying cause of something visible
lie down
1 sense- Place yourself in a horizontal position
Practice the lie family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of lie with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.