лежа́ть

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

Translation

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1.

lie
lie
2.

be situated
be situated

Also

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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest

Usage info

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Examples

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Том лежи́т в постели больно́й. Tom is lying ill in bed.
Я не могу́ прове́рить почту - се́рвер лежи́т. I can't check my mail. The server is down.
Больно'й лежи́т в крова́ти. The patient lies in bed.
Тебе лу'чше съесть всё, что лежи́т на твое́й таре́лке. You'd better eat everything that's on your plate.
Не разреша́йте Тому лежа́ть на полу. Don't let Tom lie on the floor.
На столе́ лежи́т ка́рта. There is a map on the table.
Пробле́ма лежи́т за преде́лами моего́ понима́ния. The problem is beyond my grasp.
Лежи́ спокойно. Lie still.
Чей слова́рь лежи́т на столе́? Whose is the dictionary on the table?
Я уста'л це́лый день лежа́ть в постели. I got tired of lying in bed all day.

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Imperative

Singular	лежи́
Plural	лежи́те

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

Past

male	лежа́л
female	лежа́ла
neuter	лежа́ло
plural	лежа́ли

Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

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

Related words

надлежать
подлежа́ть
be subject, be liable
полежа́ть
lie, lie down, have lie-down
пролежа́ть
lie, spend lying, remain
прилега́ть
fit closely, adjoin, border, skirt, be adjacent
лежа́нка
stove-bench
возлежа́ть
recline
слежа́ться
отлежа́ться
rest in bed, lie, be stored, lie low
лежа́ние
про́лежень
bedsore
залега́ть
lie, bed, be deposited, be bedded
лёжка
ле́жбище
breeding-ground, bed
вы́лежаться
have a complete rest in bed, ripen, mature
належа́ться
have been lying down
перележа́ть
lie too long, be rotten
долежа́ть
долежа́ться
залежа́ться
lie a long time, lie too long, find no market, become stale
отлежа́ть
прилежа́ть
противолежать
лечь
lie, fall, cover
ложи́ться
lie, fall, cover, to go to bed
приле́чь
lie down

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