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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Michelle’s lying to herself and to other people about a number of things. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025 Compelling teachers to lie to parents is morally indefensible and violates their First Amendment rights. Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 In a 2004 seminal study by the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 82% of high school and college students reported lying to their parents on a major issue at least once in the past year. Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 The oldest vice, which is the root of so many others, is the cowardice involved in lying to ourselves, refusing to face difficult truths—and pressuring others to play along. MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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