Lie and Stay

Lie

Lie verb - To occupy a place or location.

Usage example: I left the book lying on the counter

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Stay and lie are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stay" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Lie and stay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Stay".

Nearby Words: stayed, staying

good	good lie	good stay
best	best lie	best stay
original	original lie	original stay
initial	initial lie	initial stay
Other adjectives: true, dead, bad, wonderful, beautiful, eternal, last, occasional, giant, red.

character	lie character	stay character
time	lie time	stay time
way	lie way	stay way
world	lie world	stay world
Other words: home, side, child, times, friends.

It was a lie, but David angrily explained afterwards that he has seen Kill Bill but had somehow managed to stay conscious throughout.

Source: Series / Would I Lie to You?
Fate/stay night has the main character uttering the line "people die when they are killed" at one point, which is a blatant tautology out of the show's context and a blatant lie inside it.

Source: Death Is Cheap
While he does ultimately stay loyal to her, Urabe is upset at him because not only did he lie to her, but he went to see Hayakawa behind her back.

Source: Manga / Mysterious Girlfriend X

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