lied

¹

[ lahyd ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of lie ¹.

lied

²

[ leed; German leet ]

noun

, plural lied·er [lee, -der, lee, -d, uh, r].

1. a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:

   Schubert lieder.

lied

/ liːt; liːd /

noun

1. music any of various musical settings for solo voice and piano of a romantic or lyrical poem, for which composers such as Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf are famous

Word History and Origins

Origin of lied¹

Borrowed into English from German around 1850–55

Word History and Origins

Origin of lied¹

from German: song

Example Sentences

All the pearl clutchers — elected Democrats and liberal political commentators alike – have been lamenting that Biden “lied” or “broke his promise” not to pardon his son.

From Salon

House oversight committee chairman James Comer said Biden had "lied from start to finish about his family's corrupt influence peddling activities".

From BBC

The president's son was found to have lied to a licensed gun dealer and on an application form about his status as a drug user when purchasing a gun in 2018.

From Salon

Over many decades, parents were lied to and told their newborn babies had died – the infants were then sold.

From BBC

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called the latest figures "horrendous" and he had had "enough of being lied to" by the Conservatives.

From BBC

Related Words

• chant
• ditty
• oratorio
• paean
• psalm