let lie in English

Forms: lets lie [present, singular, third-person], letting lie [participle, present], let lie [participle, past], let lie [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> lie}} let lie (third-person singular simple present lets lie, present participle letting lie, simple past and past participle let lie)

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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To leave a problematic situation untouched; to fail to react to prevent further harm."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To leave a problematic situation untouched; to fail to react to prevent further harm."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "let sleeping dogs lie"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "let lie"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lets lie",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letting lie",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "let lie",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "let lie",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "let<,,let> lie"
      },
      "expansion": "let lie (third-person singular simple present lets lie, present participle letting lie, simple past and past participle let lie)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs"
      ],
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        "To leave a problematic situation untouched; to fail to react to prevent further harm."
      ],
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          "problematic",
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          "untouched",
          "untouched"
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        "(transitive) To leave a problematic situation untouched; to fail to react to prevent further harm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "let lie"
}

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"let lie" meaning in English

Verb