Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lie ahead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
lie a-head
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be going to happen in the future; to be in store.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lies ahead (present, singular) lying ahead (participle, present) lay ahead (past) lain ahead (participle, past)

Questions

What does lie ahead mean?
To be going to happen in the future; to be in store.

How to pronounce lie ahead

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