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sojourn Definition

so·journ (jʉrn; also, for v., sō jʉrn)

intransitive verb

to live somewhere temporarily, as on a visit; stay for a while

Etymology: ME sojournen < OFr sojorner < VL *subdiurnare < L sub-, under + diurnus, of a day: see journey

noun

a brief or temporary stay; visit

sojourn Related Forms
so·journer noun
sojourn Synonyms

sojourn

n.

visit, stay, stopover, respite; see vacation, visit.

sojourn Usage Examples

Object

  • membership: We have, for example, welcomed the opportunity to consider whether BYM might adopt a category of " sojourning membership " .

Preposition: on

  • earth: The time for both is our brief sojourn on this earth, our earthly life.

Adjective modifier

  • earthly: In this sense, during His earthly sojourn, the " external glory " was utterly laid aside.
  • brief: The time for both is our brief sojourn on this earth, our earthly life.
  • lengthy: I settled into my slow pace as I was not back to my rhythm after my lengthy sojourn on the sub-continent.
  • short: Monday 19th March Paphos headland We started early at seven o'clock for a short sojourn to the beach area.
  • long: During their long sojourn in London, Engels assisted them to acquire the Marxian method.
  • little: But to end my little sojourn through the Ladies ' Section may I end on a positive note.

Converse of object

  • take: His new cookbook, Coming Home is so called because he took a sojourn in France to enjoy the pleasure of French food.
  • enjoy: I will now return to my comfy little world - but I enjoyed this sojourn, Angela... .

Modifying Another Word

  • there: Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
  • here: Have we come, have we sojourned here on earth in vain?

Noun used with modifier

  • year: What did the members of the British Antarctic Expedition read during their three years sojourn?
  • winter: Violet-green Swallows return in March and April from a winter sojourn in = northern Central America.
  • summer: Once this is completed she plans her summer sojourn in Tilling, wrestling with the social whirl of he new habitat.

Preposition: in

  • land: The supporters assigned to him by the Lord Lyon are presumably an illusion to his sojourn in exotic lands.
  • country: From her travels and sojourns in several countries, Elisabeth has gleaned an immense knowledge of Mediterranean cuisine.
  • world: The only purpose of the mortal body of flesh is to serve the immortal spirit during its sojourn in the material world.
  • city: No pilgrim is allowed for any reason to harm a human being or an animal during his sojourn in the city.

Preposition: of

  • revelry: Quot murderers ' row sojourn of conservative revelry on the national they don't reflect.

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