lies
The plural of "lie" is lies.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and lie follows this rule.
Meaning: something you say that you know is not true (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with lies: the lies are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: lies'.
How do you pronounce it?
lie is pronounced /laɪ̯/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. lies means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- He told two lies.Singular: He told a lie.
- Those lies were easy to spot.Singular: That lie was easy to spot.
