Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lie in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: lie in
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be brought to bed in childbirth.

Archaic

verb

To stay in bed (longer than usual).

British usage

Example Sentences

"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."
"I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11."

Usage

Archaic
British usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

lie-in lying-in

Synonyms

dwell consist lie

Questions

What does lie in mean?: To be brought to bed in childbirth.

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