lie ahead in English

Forms: lies ahead [present, singular, third-person], lying ahead [participle, present], lay ahead [past], lain ahead [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> ahead}} lie ahead (third-person singular simple present lies ahead, present participle lying ahead, simple past lay ahead, past participle lain ahead)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "lies ahead",
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    {
      "form": "lying ahead",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lay ahead",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lain ahead",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    }
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          "text": "Our best days lie ahead.",
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        "To be going to happen in the future; to be in store."
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        "(intransitive) To be going to happen in the future; to be in store."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lie ahead"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lies ahead",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lying ahead",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lay ahead",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lain ahead",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "lie<,,lay,lain> ahead"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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          "text": "Our best days lie ahead.",
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        "To be going to happen in the future; to be in store."
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        "(intransitive) To be going to happen in the future; to be in store."
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "lie ahead"
}

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"lie ahead" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms