lie around

A2 Topic:Psychology & Behavior Phrasal verb

Base verb: lie

Meanings

1
verb
to spend time resting without doing anything active or useful
Phrasal verb · Intransitive

lie around

Usage: The person is the subject: lie around doing nothing. This resting sense has no direct object.

He preferred to lie around all morning while the others explored the town.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
He preferred to lie around all morning while the others explored the town.
2
verb
to be left in various places without having been put away
Phrasal verb · Intransitive

lie around

Usage: The untidily placed object is the subject: towels lie around. A following place phrase tells you where they have been left; there is no direct object.

Several wet towels were lying around after the swimmers hurried out.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
Several wet towels were lying around after the swimmers hurried out.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms lain aroundlay aroundlies aroundlying around

Related forms lie

Topics

Psychology & Behavior

External links

# lie around

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb

## Meanings
1. to spend time resting without doing anything active or useful
2. to be left in various places without having been put away

## Usage Notes
- to spend time resting without doing anything active or useful: The person is the subject: lie around doing nothing. This resting sense has no direct object.
- to be left in various places without having been put away: The untidily placed object is the subject: towels lie around. A following place phrase tells you where they have been left; there is no direct object.

## Examples
- He preferred to lie around all morning while the others explored the town.
- Several wet towels were lying around after the swimmers hurried out.
- He preferred to lie around all morning while the others explored the town.
- Several wet towels were lying around after the swimmers hurried out.

## Related Forms
- lie

## Learning Sources
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors, with original notes and examples. Learning notes: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- [The Missing Workbook: original construction review](https://github.com/barisozmen/rails_english)

## Topics
- Psychology & Behavior

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