lie

/lɑɪ/ v (present participle lying /ˈlɑɪ·ɪŋ/, past tense lay /leɪ/, past participle lain /leɪn/) (POSITION)

Definition

› to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface: [I always + adv/prep] The mechanic was lying on his back underneath my car. [I always + adv/prep] I love to lie down in front of the fire and read. [L] He lies awake at night, worrying. › If something lies in a particular place, position, condition, or direction it is in that place, position, condition, or direction: [I always + adv/prep] The river lies 40 miles to the south of us. [I always + adv/prep] You shouldn’t leave that check lying around (= not in its place).

(Definition of lie v (POSITION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)