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Webster 1913 Edition
Liar
Li′ar
(lī′ẽr)
, Noun.
[OE.
liere
. See Lie
to falsify.] A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
Definition 2024
liar
liar
English
Noun
liar (plural liars)
- One who tells lies.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess:
- She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? […]’
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Translations
one who tells lies
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Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō. See also ligar.
Verb
liar (first-person singular present lío, first-person singular preterite lie, past participle liado)
Conjugation
- Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic infinitives receive no written accent in certain conjugations.
| infinitive | liar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | liando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | liado | liada | |||||
| plural | liados | liadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
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| present | lío | líastú liasvos |
lía | liamos | liais | lían | |
| imperfect | liaba | liabas | liaba | liábamos | liabais | liaban | |
| preterite | lie | liaste | lio | liamos | liasteis | liaron | |
| future | liaré | liarás | liará | liaremos | liaréis | liarán | |
| conditional | liaría | liarías | liaría | liaríamos | liaríais | liarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
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| present | líe | líes | líe | liemos | lieis | líen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
liara | liaras | liara | liáramos | liarais | liaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
liase | liases | liase | liásemos | liaseis | liasen | |
| future | liare | liares | liare | liáremos | liareis | liaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | líatú liavos |
líe | liemos | liad | líen | ||
| negative | no líes | no líe | no liemos | no lieis | no líen | ||
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_i-%C3%AD)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation i-í)</a>
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive liar | |||||||
| dative | liarme | liarte, liarle | liarle, liarse | liarnos | liaros, liarles | liarles, liarse | |
| accusative | liarme | liarte, liarlo, liarla | liarlo, liarla, liarse | liarnos | liaros, liarlos, liarlas | liarlos, liarlas, liarse | |
| with gerund liando | |||||||
| dative | liándome | liándote, liándole | liándole, liándose | liándonos | liándoos, liándoles | liándoles, liándose | |
| accusative | liándome | liándote, liándolo, liándola | liándolo, liándola, liándose | liándonos | liándoos, liándolos, liándolas | liándolos, liándolas, liándose | |
| with informal second-person singular imperative lía | |||||||
| dative | líame | líate, líale | líale | líanos | líaos, líales | líales | |
| accusative | líame | líate, líalo, líala | líalo, líala | líanos | líaos, líalos, líalas | líalos, líalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative líe | |||||||
| dative | líeme | líete, líele | líele, líese | líenos | líeles | líeles, líese | |
| accusative | líeme | líete, líelo, líela | líelo, líela, líese | líenos | líelos, líelas | líelos, líelas, líese | |
| with first-person plural imperative liemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | liémosle | liémosle | liémonos | liémosles | liémosles | |
| accusative | not used | liémoslo, liémosla | liémoslo, liémosla | liémonos | liémoslos, liémoslas | liémoslos, liémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative liad | |||||||
| dative | liadme | liadle | liadle | liadnos | liaos, liadles | liadles | |
| accusative | liadme | liadlo, liadla | liadlo, liadla | liadnos | liaos, liadlos, liadlas | liadlos, liadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative líen | |||||||
| dative | líenme | líente, líenle | líenle, líense | líenos | líenles | líenles, líense | |
| accusative | líenme | líente, líenlo, líenla | líenlo, líenla, líense | líenos | líenlos, líenlas | líenlos, líenlas, líense | |