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sojourned

sojourned is the simple past and past participle of sojourn.

Meaning of sojourn

Verb

sojourn (third-person singular simple present sojourns, present participle sojourning, simple past and past participle sojourned)

  1. (intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.
    • Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 12:30

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Questions about sojourned

What is sojourned the simple past and past participle of?
Sojourned is the simple past and past participle of sojourn.

Words near sojourned in the dictionary

  1. sojorn
  2. sojourn
  3. sojourn time
  4. sojourn times
  5. sojourn'd
  6. sojourned
  7. sojourner
  8. sojourners
  9. sojournest
  10. sojourneth
  11. sojourney

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