LIE
The verb to lie comes from the Latin word iacēre . The first meaning mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) in its dictionary refers, with respect to an individual, to being lying down or lying down . A person can lie on the ground for different reasons. Whoever passes out from a sudden drop in blood pressure, to name one possibility, may collapse and lie on the floor. The same is the case for those who lose consciousness from consuming alcohol excessively . For example: “After lying in the park for several hours without being assisted, the man managed to recover and got up” , “The damage caused by the earthquake forced him to lie under rubble for several hours until he managed to free himself” , “I don't have forces, but I try not to lie anywhere and continue with my daily activities ”. When the term is applied to a corpse , it refers to its location: “So soon he saw his mother lie in the tomb, the young man burst into tears” , “I don't want to lie in the cemetery, ...