lie in
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lie in
verb lies in · lying in · lay in · lain in
- To be brought to bed in childbirth. he had been driven to it by the distress he mentioned, the greatest indeed imaginable, that of five hungry children, and a wife lying in of the sixth, in the utmost want and misery.
- To stay in bed (longer than usual). I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11.
Talk about this word "lie in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lie%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lie in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20in "lie in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20in.
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@misc{lie_in_2026,
title = {lie in},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20in},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
