Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lie behind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
lie be-hind
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lie, behind.

verb

To be the ultimate cause of.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does lie behind mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lie, behind.

How to pronounce lie behind

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