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What does lie in mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lie in? Here's what it means.

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  1. (archaic) To be brought to bed in childbirth.
  2. (Britain) To stay in bed (longer than usual).
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Not all of the bombs detonated on impact, and many still lie in the ground here.
The answers lie in work opportunities in a rural agrarian economy and sparsely populated state.
The mine's three adits lie in the Shinarump conglomerate member of the Triassic Chinle Formation.
For decades the prevailing theories tell us that the roots of violence lie in deprived environments and abusive parents.
In Chandler's famous puff for the superiority of the private eye over the classic mystery, its virtue is said to lie in its greater realism.
You find out about Albert Bronzini and Matty as the novel ravels into the past, as their ends lie in their beginnings.

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