Meaning of lie upon | Babel Free
Definitions
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To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon. archaic
- To lie on.
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To importune; to urge; to solicit. obsolete
Examples
“It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.”
“She was lying upon the bed.”
“The judge in the parable granted the widow's suit merely because she lay upon him, and was troublesome to him.”
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.