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liegend

lying

adjective LEE-gent Less Common

Also means

situated

Usage Note

liegend is the present participle of liegen ('to lie'), used as an adjective for something lying down or located somewhere. It shows up in compounds describing position, such as tiefliegend ('deep-set') or naheliegend ('obvious', literally 'lying near').

Examples

"Das liegende Buch ist alt."

Natural Translation

The lying book is old.

Literal Translation

The lying book is old.

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