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be vs lie

lie vs be

be is not a noun while lie is a noun.

be and lie both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
lie Yes No Yes No
As verbs, lie is a hyponym of be; that is, lie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have an existence, be extant
  • lie: originate (in)
As verbs, lie is a hyponym of be; that is, lie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • lie: be and remain in a particular state or condition
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
As verbs, lie is a hyponym of be; that is, lie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  • lie: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
be (noun) lie (noun)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
position or manner in which something is situated
be (verb) lie (verb)
spend or use time tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
have an existence, be extant assume a reclining position
have life, be alive be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
form or compose originate (in)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) have a place in relation to something else
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere be and remain in a particular state or condition
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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