English Dictionary

lie upon

動詞

古語 廃用

(archaic) To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon. / To lie on. / (obsolete) To importune; to urge; to solicit.

日本語の意味

（古語）～に課せられる；～に義務としてある / ～の上に横たわる / （時代遅れ）熱心に懇願する；頼み込む

It would lie upon me to remind you of your obligation.

あなたの義務を思い出させることは私に課せられるでしょう。

意味（1）

(archaic) To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.

It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.

意味（2）

To lie on.

She was lying upon the bed.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To importune; to urge; to solicit.

The judge in the parable granted the widow's suit merely because she lay upon him, and was troublesome to him.

lies upon （ present singular third-person ）

lying upon （ participle present ）

lay upon （ past ）

lain upon （ participle past ）