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lied

1 American  
[lahyd] / laɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of lie.

lied 2 American  
[leed, leet] / lid, lit /

noun

plural

lieder

  1. a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership.

    Schubert lieder.
lied British  
/ liːt, liːd /

noun

  1. music any of various musical settings for solo voice and piano of a romantic or lyrical poem, for which composers such as Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf are famous

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Etymology

Origin of lied

Borrowed into English from German around 1850–55

Example Sentences

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The judge told him: "You lied to police about your involvement in Reanne Coulson's burial, as you lied to the jury during your trial."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Meta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees, and lied to the public about what they knew," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“Meta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees and lied to the public about what they knew,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Smith said he showed jurors that Moore lied when the ex-chief, who retired in 2024, testified that he hadn’t sought to overrule a disciplinary panel’s decision in Mehringer’s case.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Fine, I don’t, but you lied to me first.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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