sojourn
11sojourn — [sō′jʉrn; ] also, for v. [, sō jʉrn′] vi. [ME sojournen < OFr sojorner < VL * subdiurnare < L sub , under + diurnus, of a day: see JOURNEY] to live somewhere temporarily, as on a visit; stay for a while n. a brief or temporary stay;… …
12sojourn — UK [ˈsɒdʒə(r)n] / US [ˈsoʊˌdʒɜrn] noun [countable] Word forms sojourn : singular sojourn plural sojourns literary a period of time when you stay in a place that is not your home Derived word: sojourn UK / US verb intransitive Word forms sojourn …
13sojourn — sojourner, n. n. /soh jerrn/; v. /soh jerrn, soh jerrn /, n. 1. a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris. v.i. 2. to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily: to sojourn on the Riviera for two months. [1200 50; (v.) ME sojurnen < OF… …
14sojourn — soj|ourn [ˈsɔdʒə:n US ˈsoudʒə:rn] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: sojorn, from sojorner to stay , from Vulgar Latin subdiurnare, from Latin sub during + Late Latin diurnum day ] formal a short period of time that you stay in a place… …
15sojourn — noun (C) literary a short period of time that you stay in a place that is not you home: a brief sojourn in Europe sojourn verb (I) …
16sojourn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sojorn, from Anglo French sujur, sujurn, from sujurner Date: 13th century a temporary stay < a sojourn in the country > II. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French sujurner, sejurner, from… …
17sojourn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tarry, abide, stay, lodge, stop over, visit. See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. visit, stay, stopover, respite; see vacation , visit . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. visit, temporary stay,… …
18sojourn — so|journ1 [ sou,dʒɜrn ] noun count LITERARY a stay in a place that is longer than a vacation but not permanent sojourn so|journ 2 [ sou,dʒɜrn ] verb intransitive LITERARY to stay for a period of time in a place that is not your home …
19sojourn — [13] To sojourn in a place is etymologically to ‘spend the day’ there. The word comes via Old French sojorner from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre ‘spend the day’, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix sub ‘under’, hence ‘during’, and late Latin …
20sojourn — [[t]sɒ̱ʤɜː(r)n, AM so͟ʊʤ [/t]] sojourns N COUNT A sojourn is a short stay in a place that is not your home. [LITERARY] Syn: stay …
