lie before

verb

to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to

“I lie before you today begging for help.”

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Meanings

verblie before (third-person singular simple present lies before, present participle lying before, simple past lay before, past participle lain before)

present singular third person lies before · participle present lying before · past lay before · participle past lain before

  1. idiomatictransitiveto put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to

    I lie before you today begging for help.

  2. idiomatictransitive(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of
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lie before. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20before

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“lie before.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20before. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lie before,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20before.

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