"lie before" meaning in All languages combined

See lie before on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-lie before.ogg Forms: lies before [present, singular, third-person], lying before [participle, present], lay before [past], lain before [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> before}} lie before (third-person singular simple present lies before, present participle lying before, simple past lay before, past participle lain before)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-lie_before-en-verb-a9xoTVmA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "before", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "before": 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) (especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-lie_before-en-verb-xMsTEiWE Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "before" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "before": 52 48

Inflected forms

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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "lay before",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lain before",
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        "participle",
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      ]
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          "text": "I lie before you today begging for help.",
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          "bow down",
          "bow down"
        ]
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        "(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of"
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        "to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to"
      ],
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          "whim",
          "whim"
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          "bow down"
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to"
      ],
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