lie around in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lies around",
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    },
    {
      "form": "lying around",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lay around",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
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          "text": "I spent the day lying around reading a detective novel.",
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        "To do nothing in particular; to be idle."
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        {
          "text": "I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.",
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        "To be in an unknown place."
      ],
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}

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    },
    {
      "form": "lay around",
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    },
    {
      "form": "lain around",
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        "past"
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        "To do nothing in particular; to be idle."
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          "text": "I'm sure that pencil sharpener is lying around somewhere.",
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        "To be in an unknown place."
      ]
    }
  ],
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"lie around" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms