verb
1. originate (in) (Freq. 22)
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The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
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Something is ——ing PP
2. be in confinement for childbirth
• Entailment: ↑give birth, ↑deliver, ↑bear, ↑birth, ↑have
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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intransitive verb : to be in childbed
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lie in
1. To stay in bed later than usual
2. To be in the state of giving birth to a child (old)
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Main Entry: ↑lie
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ˌlie ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they lie in he/she/it lies in present participle lying in past tense lay in past participle lain in] british phrasal verb
to stay in bed in the morning for longer than usual
We usually lie in on Sundays.
Main entry: lie
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Brit. remain in bed after the normal time for getting up
■ archaic (of a pregnant woman) go to bed to give birth
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lie in [phrasal verb]
Brit : to stay in bed later than usual
She likes to lie in [=sleep in] on Saturdays.
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Main Entry: ↑lie
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ˌlie ˈin derived
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It's a holiday tomorrow, so you can lie in.
related noun ↑lie-in
Useful english dictionary. 2012.