posted August 27, 2006 12:04 PM              

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What does it mean if there are more negative words than positive ones in a persons name? Does this mean they are evil or very bad in some way?

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posted August 27, 2006 05:58 PM              

Lie can be very benign.
Some rethinking of what one thinks of the word "lie" or "lies" is perhaps in order?
Like the word "present".
PRESENT:
Definitions of present

1. [adj] - (grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that exist at the moment

2. [adj] - spatial sense

3. [n] - the period of time that is happening now

4. [n] - something presented as a gift

5. [n] - a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

6. [v] - introduce

7. [v] - hand over formally

8. [v] - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

9. [v] - bring forward and present to the mind

Quotes - Example use of the word present
1. his tie was a present from his wife

2. any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

3. that is enough for the present

4. he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow

5. We presented the arguments to him

6. We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

7. This poses an interesting question

8. being or existing in a specified place

9. the murderer is present in this room

10. present at the wedding

11. present at the creation
present Synonyms

pose

submit

lay out

represent

nowadays

present tense
http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=present

Ambiguity of meanings in many words abound! Do not assume only one meaning.

posted January 14, 2008 08:18 AM              

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

lie
16 entries found for lie. The first 10 are listed below.
To select an entry, click on it. For more results, click here.
lie[1,intransitive verb]lie[2,noun]lie[3,verb]lie[4,noun]LieLie[1]big liegive[1,verb]lie bylie detector

Main Entry: lie
Pronunciation: 'lI
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): lay /'lA/; lain /'lAn/; ly·ing /'lI-i[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos
1 a : to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be prostrate : REST, RECLINE <LIE motionless> <LIE asleep> b : to assume a horizontal position -- often used with down c archaic : to reside temporarily : stay for the night : LODGE d : to have sexual intercourse -- used with with e : to remain inactive (as in concealment) <LIE in wait>
2 : to be in a helpless or defenseless state <the town lay at the mercy of the invaders>
3 of an inanimate thing : to be or remain in a flat or horizontal position upon a broad support <books lying on the table>
4 : to have direction : EXTEND <the route lay to the west>
5 a : to occupy a certain relative place or position <hills LIE behind us> b : to have a place in relation to something else <the real reason LIES deeper> c : to have an effect through mere presence, weight, or relative position <remorse lay heavily on him> d : to be sustainable or admissible
6 : to remain at anchor or becalmed
7 a : to have place : EXIST <the choice lay between fighting or surrendering> b : CONSIST, BELONG <the success of the book LIES in its direct style> <responsibility lay with the adults>
8 : REMAIN; especially : to remain unused, unsought, or uncared for
usage see LAY
- li·er /'lI(-&)r/ noun
- LIE low
1 : to LIE prostrate, defeated, or disgraced
2 : to stay in hiding : strive to avoid notice
3 : to bide one's time : remain secretly ready for action

See physician-reviewed articles on LIE on Healthline.
1. Delivery presentations (4 images) (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Delivery presentation describes the way the fetus is positioned.
Example:
The foetus LIES in the traverse position.

Now for "LIES":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_(Commune)

Verb: lie(S) low lI low
Keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous

To try to avoid detection especially by police
"After we knock off that liquor store we'll have to lay low for a while"
Derived forms: lies low, lying low, lay low

Type of: hide, hide out
love-LIES-bleeding
n : young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as
cereal [syn: velvet flower, tassel flower, Amaranthus
caudatus]