Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lie around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
lie around
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do nothing in particular; to be idle.

verb

To be in an unknown place.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

lie about

Questions

What does lie around mean?
To do nothing in particular; to be idle.

How to pronounce lie around

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