Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lie upon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
lie upon
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.

Archaic

verb

To lie on.

verb

To importune; to urge; to solicit.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does lie upon mean?
To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.

How to pronounce lie upon

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