lie to

British

verb

(intr, adverb) nautical (of a vessel) to be hove to with little or no swinging

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Americans aren’t always going to lie to themselves about this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Ms McCullough said: "I can't understand why he wouldn't have told me it was pre-recorded. I've no idea why he would lie to me."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Not even a white lie to avoid upsetting someone?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

As he vents at the climax, “They lie to everybody — they lie to the fish!”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

“Have fun on your date,” she says, which reminds me I have to see Jeff and lie to him for a few hours before I go to Atlantis.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023