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lain

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/leɪn/ English

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verb

  1. To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.“The book lies on the table;  the snow lies on the roof;  he lies in his coffin”
  2. To be placed or situated.
  3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.“The paper does not lie smooth on the wall.”
  4. Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.

verb

  1. To conceal, keep quiet about.

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