lie to

verb

lay to; lain to; lying to; lies to

intransitive verb

of a ship
: to stay stationary with head to windward

Examples of lie to in a Sentence

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That motion came a little more than a year after Austin was accused of bribery, lying to FBI officials and other charges alongside her chief of staff, Chester Wilson. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025 In an early scene, Rosie decides to lie to Tome, rather than engage in a conversation about poetry. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Apr. 2025 Green called lying to Flowers, 31, her biggest regret on the show. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Yet, Vice President JD Vance took lying to a higher level, saying 40% of calls to Social Security are fraudulent. Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie to

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lie to was in 1711

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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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