English Dictionary

lie upon

verb

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

It does not lie upon me to make that decision.

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.