lay behind

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Definition of lay behind in English English dictionary

lie behind
If you refer to what lies behind a situation or event, you are referring to the reason the situation exists or the event happened. It seems that what lay behind the clashes was disagreement over the list of candidates
lay behind

    Hyphenation

    lay be·hind

    Turkish pronunciation

    ley bîhaynd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlā bəˈhīnd/ /ˈleɪ bɪˈhaɪnd/
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