"lie low" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lies low [present, singular, third-person], lying low [participle, present], lay low [past], lain low [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> low}} lie low (third-person singular simple present lies low, present participle lying low, simple past lay low, past participle lain low)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To conceal oneself; to remain hidden. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms: lay low [proscribed] Translations (to conceal oneself; to remain hidden): piileskellä (Finnish), olla piilossa (Finnish), faire profil bas (French), se faire tout petit (French), czaić się [imperfective] (Polish), ligga lågt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lie_low-en-verb-Bwlfdrty Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant wikilinks

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lie low meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to conceal oneself; to remain hidden",
      "word": "piileskellä"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to conceal oneself; to remain hidden",
      "word": "olla piilossa"
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      "sense": "to conceal oneself; to remain hidden",
      "word": "faire profil bas"
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      "sense": "to conceal oneself; to remain hidden",
      "word": "se faire tout petit"
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