lie behind (English, verb)
expansion: lie behind (third-person singular simple present lies behind, present participle lying behind, simple past lay behind, past participle lain behind)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lie, behind.
glosses: To be the ultimate cause of.
Forms:
form: lies behind
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lying behind
tags: participle
present
form: lay behind
tags: past
form: lain behind
tags: participle
past