verb#153 by frequency

liegen

/ˈliːɡən/

to lie; to lie down; to be, to lie somewhere; to be located, to lie somewhere

Meanings

1
to lie — to be in a horizontal position
- Sie liegt hier neben mir.
  She lies here beside me.
  Tatoeba · Vortarulo · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Die Stadt liegt am Fuße eines Berges.
  This city lies at the base of a mountain.
  Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to lie (to be in a horizontal position); to lie down
3
to be, to lie somewhere — of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen
- Tom lag auf dem Bett.
  Tom was lying on the bed.
  Tatoeba · wolfgangth · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Es ist besser, ungefähr richtig als völlig daneben zu liegen.
  It's better to be approximately right than completely wrong.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
4
to be located, to lie somewhere — of countries, towns, houses, etc.
5
to be, to stand — of indices, measurementsrare
6
because of, due to, down to — within the responsibility or influence of; literally, to lie on someone or somethingrare