verb
Meaning 1
To be brought to bed in childbirth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
lie in
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verb
Meaning 2
To stay in bed (longer than usual).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
be in confinement for childbirth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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verb
Meaning 4
originate (in)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dwell, consist, lie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exist, be
History
Etymology
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