lie with

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lie with

verb lies with · lying with · lay with · lain with

  1. US, transitive To be the responsibility or duty of (someone). That task lies with you.
  2. archaic, euphemistic To have sex with someone. Howbeit hee would not hearken vnto her voice, but being stronger then shee, forced her, and lay with her.

Similar: know, lie by, sleep with

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verb to have sex

עבריתשָׁכַב shakháv

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@misc{lie_with_2026,
  title = {lie with},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20with},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}