lie in — to stay in bed later than usual in the morning
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to stay in bed later than usual in the morning
Pronunciation (IPA): /laɪ ɪn/
Korean meaning: 평소보다 늦게까지 침대에 누워있다, 늦잠자다
Korean pronunciation: **라이** 인
Example Sentences
- The ancient castle lies in the heart of the forest.
- My cat loves to lie in the cardboard box I bought for my expensive cat bed.
- I decided to lie in this morning and missed three important meetings.
lie in
NOUN//laɪ ɪn//
to stay in bed later than usual in the morning
💡 Concept
On Sunday morning, she loves to lie in until the sunlight fills her room.
🎵 Rhyme
Lie in while groceries fly in and opportunities to buy in!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/laɪ ɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/laɪ ɪn/
🌳Etymology
Rootlie
Suffix-in
Origin
고대 영어 'licgan(눕다)'과 전치사 'in'이 결합되어 형성된 구동사로, 물리적으로 누워있는 상태에서 '안에 머물러 있다'는 의미로 발전
🎵Rhyme
buy intie infly in
buy in
tie in
fly in
🔗Collocations
lie in bed
love to lie in
lie in late
lie in wait
lie in ruins
lie in the sun
📝Examples
“The ancient castle lies in the heart of the forest.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat loves to lie in the cardboard box I bought for my expensive cat bed.”
😄 Fun example
“I decided to lie in this morning and missed three important meetings.”
😄 Fun example
“On weekends, I lie in until noon and feel guilty about it.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
sleep instay in bedrest inremain inbe situated in
Antonyms
get uprise earlywake up
Related
lie downlay insleep lateoversleepbe located
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