sojourn
a temporary stay
TRANSLATION
sojourn = der Aufenthalt --- GOOGLE INDEX sojourn: approximately 8,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Many more Rastafarians come to Ethiopia on holiday, either for a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage or for regular SOJOURNS.
(BBC News)
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It is a common saying and in everybody's mouth that life is but a SOJOURN.
(Plato)
(BBC News)
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It is a common saying and in everybody's mouth that life is but a SOJOURN.
(Plato)
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sojourn
noun
- a short period when a person stays in a particular place
verb
- to stay in a particular place for a short period
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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The word sojourn comes to us from the Latin "subdiurnare" (sub = under + diurnis = relating to a day) by way of the French "sojorner," to stay or dwell for a period of time. Sojourn and journey are related through the common French root "jour," meaning day.
Sojourn is usually applied in the literal sense of the word, such as when a person takes a trip somewhere. A holiday is a sojourn, although with the purpose of relaxing and getting away from work or the daily routine. An overnight business trip or a weekend to visit family is also a sojourn. Even a relatively longer stay, such as studying abroad for several months, is considered a sojourn.
Sojourn can also be used in a figurative sense to describe when a person temporarily becomes involved or interested in something different or tries out something new (His brief sojourn into politics ended when he failed to get elected to the city council).
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SYNONYMS
layover, stay, stopover, visit
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noun
- a short period when a person stays in a particular place
verb
- to stay in a particular place for a short period
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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The word sojourn comes to us from the Latin "subdiurnare" (sub = under + diurnis = relating to a day) by way of the French "sojorner," to stay or dwell for a period of time. Sojourn and journey are related through the common French root "jour," meaning day.
Sojourn is usually applied in the literal sense of the word, such as when a person takes a trip somewhere. A holiday is a sojourn, although with the purpose of relaxing and getting away from work or the daily routine. An overnight business trip or a weekend to visit family is also a sojourn. Even a relatively longer stay, such as studying abroad for several months, is considered a sojourn.
Sojourn can also be used in a figurative sense to describe when a person temporarily becomes involved or interested in something different or tries out something new (His brief sojourn into politics ended when he failed to get elected to the city council).
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SYNONYMS
layover, stay, stopover, visit
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"Did you enjoy your sojourn to the mountains?"
