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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Watch Brown and Partridge attempt to lie to each other in the video above. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 As the girls became increasingly confused about the red, some guys went mute so as not to lie to their girlfriends. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2026 In addition to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, Williamson also pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return and lying to the FBI. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 His answers are bizarrely indirect, which leads Carol to the crucial discovery that the Hive cannot lie to her. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026 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 5 Jul. 2026.

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