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лежа́ть

verb, imperfective
Partner лечь, полежа́ть
very often used word (#199)

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lay

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be situated

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В осно́ве термодина́мики лежи́т движе́ние а́томов и моле́кул, а также зако́ны движе́ния, с кото́рыми познако́мились в пе́рвом то́ме. Behind thermodynamics lie the movements of atoms and molecules following the laws of motion learned in the first volume.
Сразу за лесом лежи́т прекрасное о́зеро. A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.
На столе́ лежи́т кни́га о та́нце. There is a book on dancing on the desk.
Кни́га лежи́т на столе́. The book is on the desk.
Кни́га — на столе́, а каранда́ш лежи́т на подоко́ннике. The book is on the table, and the pencil is lying on the windowsill.
Чи́стые полоте́нца лежа́т в я́щике. The clean towels are in the drawer.
Путь к се́рдцу мужчи́ны лежи́т через его желу́док. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
На столе́ лежи́т кни́га. There is a book on the table.
Более миллио́на пожилы́х люде́й лежа́т больны́ми в постели. More than a million old people are sick in bed.
Возьми́ кни́гу, кото́рая лежи́т на том столе́. Take the book which is lying on that table.

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Imperative

singular	лежи́
plural	лежи́те

Past

male	лежа́л
female	лежа́ла
neuter	лежа́ло
plural	лежа́ли

Present / Future

	Present	Future
я	лежу́	бу́ду лежа́ть
ты	лежи́шь	бу́дешь лежа́ть
он/она́/оно́	лежи́т	бу́дет лежа́ть
мы	лежи́м	бу́дем лежа́ть
вы	лежи́те	бу́дете лежа́ть
они́	лежа́т	бу́дут лежа́ть