liggen — meaning in English

English meaning

• be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
• lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.

Senses

liggen is used for these senses in English:

• be To occupy a place.
• lie (intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
• lie (intransitive) To be placed or situated.
• there be Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.

be — full definition

1. verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
2. verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.

lie — full definition

1. verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.
2. verb To be located or situated somewhere.
3. verb To say something known to be false with the intention of deceiving.
4. noun A statement made with the intention to deceive.

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