to lie with
1
6.6
- phrasal verb
- /laɪ wɪð/
:
acostarse con
- After a long day, I love to lie with my partner on the couch and watch movies.
Examples
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After this silent sign, the girls separated and took up isolated positions, sitting against separate trees or lying with arms clasped behind their heads.
Fiction book (1994) -
She felt comfortable lying with her dog, enjoying the warmth and companionship.
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"It must be after six by now," she says, lying with her head in his armpit.
Fiction book (1994) -
However, every so often I have a day where I would like to lie with a baby on my chest while I sniff its head.
Blog text (6) -
When she comes back inside, she draws a bath and lies with her eyes closed, trying to shut everything else out except Hedda.
Fiction book (2001) -
Sam lies with Lucy spooned into the crook of his arm, almost asleep.
Fiction book (2001) -
She pushed two images out of her mind, one of herself in bed with her first husband, the other of herself lying with him on the silver-white ground of Paradise.
Fiction book (1994) -
She was supposed to lie with her head on Joaquim's bony chest and smell the wine-sweetened exhalations of his pores.
Fiction book (2001) -
Once, Martha came into the front room of Grandma Adele's house and found Uncle Chillie lying with his head cradled in her lap, his legs hanging over the rolled arm of the couch, the tips of his shoes grazing the carpet.
Fiction book (1994) -
On lazy Sunday mornings, they often lie with each other in bed, savoring the quiet together.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To rest flat on a surface
221
1.0
To put your body flat on a bed to rest or sleep
87
2.7
To lean back and relax while you watch
12
2.7
To sit or lie in a place and relax
11
3.2
To lean or lie back in a comfortable position
To lie on your back with your face up
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to recline together' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lie' (be or remain in a horizontal position) with 'with' (together/accompanying). This is a literal, compositional pattern common in English (and paralleled in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Lie with in the relaxed sense comes from the simple image of lie (to lie down) plus with (together): if you lie with your dog or a book you are resting next to it, so it means 'to spend time lying down with someone or something'.