"lie ahead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies ahead [present, singular, third-person], lying ahead [participle, present], lay ahead [past], lain ahead [participle, past]
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)
  1. (intransitive) To be going to happen in the future; to be in store. Tags: intransitive
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          "text": "Our best days lie ahead.",
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        "(intransitive) To be going to happen in the future; to be in store."
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    {
      "form": "lay ahead",
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      "form": "lain ahead",
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        "(intransitive) To be going to happen in the future; to be in store."
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