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lie
Verb 1
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If you lie down, your head and whole body are at the same level. You lie down when you want to rest or sleep.
She lay on the bed and went to sleep.
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If something lies somewhere, it is there and it is not moving.
His dirty shirt was lying on the floor and old socks were everywhere.
lie
Verb 2
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If you lie, you say or write something that you know is not true.
"How old are you?" he asked. "Twenty-one," she lied. She was actually eighteen years old. Examples given in the old Webster dictionary says, why do you lie to me vs why do you just lie there. In past tense the word "lier" perceived in the new dictionary does not exist. It has been deleted from context to be depicted as "liar" when in fact they are two different existing words that have two different meanings all together. In example, to be a "lier" is to be a noun in context and to be a "liar" would be as a verb form. One depicts a person or being while the other depicts an action.
lie
Noun
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Something not true, a falsehood, an untruth.
I told a lie.
down
Preposition
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Toward the earth, away from the sky.
What goes up on earth must fall down.
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Toward the bottom.
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Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.
I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.
down
Noun
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Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.
That pillow is full of down.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
while
Preposition
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If mathx/math happens while mathy/math happens, they happen at the same time.
He fell asleep while sitting at his desk.
while
Noun
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A while is a short time.
After a while I will stop working and cook food for us.
while
Verb
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To pass time.
On Sundays, I like to while away the time by reading.