lie down
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lie down
verb lies down · lying down · lay down · lain down
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To assume a horizontal position.
Lie down on the bed until you feel better.
Opposite: get up
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A standard command to a herding dog to assume this position, owing to its effect on the herd's movement.
Opposite: get up
- To be lazy or remiss. He never got promoted because he was always lying down on the job.
- To submit passively. I'm not going to lie down and take this!
- To have sexual intercourse (with).
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verb assume a horizontal position
| Español | echarse, tenderse, acostarse, yacer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 눕다 nupda |
| 日本語 | 横になる yoko ni naru, 臥す fusu, 身を伏せる mi o fuseru, 俯せる utsubuseru |
| 中文 | 偃 yǎn, 躺下 tǎngxià, 躺 tǎng |
| हिन्दी | लेटना leṭnā |
| Kiswahili | lala chini |
| Português | deitar-se |
| Français | s'étendre, se coucher, s'allonger |
| Deutsch | sich legen, liegen, niederlegen, sich hinlegen |
| Italiano | sdraiarsi, distendersi, coricarsi |
| Ελληνικά | ξαπλώνω xaplóno |
| Română | a se culca |
| Русский | ложи́ться ložítʹsja, лечь lečʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nằm xuống, nằm ngả, ngả lưng, nằm ngửa |
| العربية | اِسْتَلْقَى istalqā, اِضْطَجَعَ iḍṭajaʕa |
| עברית | שָׁכַב shakháv |
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