to lie in

Examples

• All

• The short answer is that the future of America lies in our education system.

  Academic text (2015)

• The promise and appeal of the positive turn, then, may lie in its apparent capacity to bridge.

  Academic text (2017)

• The answer lies in the middle on most things.

• Your power lies in you, simply you yourself getting it.

• In that last case, the intellectual property appeared to lie in the application of established science.

  Academic text (2012)

• The opportunity, like always, lies in the place where people complain.

• As MO said earlier, the roots of this conflict lie in this struggle over power.

• The reason for this likely lies in uncertainties effect on the brain.

• Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.

  The Polar Express (2004)

• The magic you are looking for lies in the work you're avoiding.

  Peter McKinnon

Synonyms

C

to come from

vsto lie in

∞ 1.0

Have origins in a place, family or social group

applies to cause or basis rather than personal background

L

to lie

vsto lie in

948 6.8

To be found in a person or thing

focuses on source or cause rather than mere existence

O

to originate

vsto lie in

153 3.8

To start or create something

refers to the source or cause within something not the initial start

O

to originate in

vsto lie in

34 3.5

Come from a place, time, or situation

is the phrasal expression that describes source cause or basis

R

to repose on

vsto lie in

• Formal

8.2

To depend on something as the main basis for an idea or argument

speaks of source or cause rather than dependence or foundation

Antonyms

R

to result

966 1.6

To happen because of something and lead to an outcome

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology