Meaning of lie in | Babel Free
Definitions
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To be brought to bed in childbirth. archaic
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To stay in bed (longer than usual). UK
Examples
“he had been driven to it by the distress he mentioned, the greatest indeed imaginable, that of five hungry children, and a wife lying in of the sixth, in the utmost want and misery.”
“I've got a day off tomorrow, so I might lie in till about 11.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.