lied

¹

[lahyd]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of lie.

lied

²

[leed, leet]

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lied¹

Borrowed into English from German around 1850–55

Word History and Origins

Origin of lied¹

from German: song

Example Sentences

"It got dirty because we started to find scores and scores more people who had never been refunded, who had asked for their money back, who had been lied to," Whittaker said.

From BBC

Is there a question I could have asked today that you would’ve lied in answering?

From Los Angeles Times

Mone - who recommended the company to the government through the "VIP lane" - initially denied being linked to the firm, but admitted to the BBC in 2023 that she had lied about not being involved.

From BBC

To convict Comey, the government needs to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he knowingly lied to Congress, Mr Flynn said.

From BBC

Prosecutors allege he lied to Congress about whether he authorised the leak of classified information to members of the media.

From BBC

Related Words

• chant 
• ditty 
• oratorio 
• paean 
• psalm