Meaning of "sojourn" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOJOURN

From Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre (unattested) to spend a day, from Latin sub- during + Late Latin diurnum day.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SOJOURN

sojourn  [ˈsɒdʒɜːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOJOURN

Sojourn is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sojourn in English.

WHAT DOES SOJOURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sojourn

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Definition of sojourn in the English dictionary

The definition of sojourn in the dictionary is a temporary stay. Other definition of sojourn is to stay or reside temporarily.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOJOURN

PRESENT

Present

I sojourn

you sojourn

he/she/it sojourns

we sojourn

you sojourn

they sojourn

Present continuous

I am sojourning

you are sojourning

he/she/it is sojourning

we are sojourning

you are sojourning

they are sojourning

Present perfect

I have sojourned

you have sojourned

he/she/it has sojourned

we have sojourned

you have sojourned

they have sojourned

Present perfect continuous

I have been sojourning

you have been sojourning

he/she/it has been sojourning

we have been sojourning

you have been sojourning

they have been sojourning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sojourned

you sojourned

he/she/it sojourned

we sojourned

you sojourned

they sojourned

Past continuous

I was sojourning

you were sojourning

he/she/it was sojourning

we were sojourning

you were sojourning

they were sojourning

Past perfect

I had sojourned

you had sojourned

he/she/it had sojourned

we had sojourned

you had sojourned

they had sojourned

Past perfect continuous

I had been sojourning

you had been sojourning

he/she/it had been sojourning

we had been sojourning

you had been sojourning

they had been sojourning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sojourn

you will sojourn

he/she/it will sojourn

we will sojourn

you will sojourn

they will sojourn

Future continuous

I will be sojourning

you will be sojourning

he/she/it will be sojourning

we will be sojourning

you will be sojourning

they will be sojourning

Future perfect

I will have sojourned

you will have sojourned

he/she/it will have sojourned

we will have sojourned

you will have sojourned

they will have sojourned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sojourning

you will have been sojourning

he/she/it will have been sojourning

we will have been sojourning

you will have been sojourning

they will have been sojourning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sojourn

you would sojourn

he/she/it would sojourn

we would sojourn

you would sojourn

they would sojourn

Conditional continuous

I would be sojourning

you would be sojourning

he/she/it would be sojourning

we would be sojourning

you would be sojourning

they would be sojourning

Conditional perfect

I would have sojourn

you would have sojourn

he/she/it would have sojourn

we would have sojourn

you would have sojourn

they would have sojourn

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sojourning

you would have been sojourning

he/she/it would have been sojourning

we would have been sojourning

you would have been sojourning

they would have been sojourning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sojourn
we let´s sojourn
you sojourn

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sojourn

Past participle

sojourned

Present Participle

sojourning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SOJOURN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sojourn» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sojourn

abide · dwell · lodge · reside · rest · stay · stop · stopover · tarry · visit

TRANSLATION OF SOJOURN

Find out the translation of sojourn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sojourn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sojourn» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 逗留
• Translator English - Spanish: estancia
• English: sojourn
• Translator English - Hindi: डेरा डालना
• Translator English - Arabic: الإقامة
• Translator English - Russian: пребывание
• Translator English - Portuguese: permanência
• Translator English - Bengali: সাময়িক আবাস
• Translator English - French: séjour
• Translator English - Malay: Bersiar-siar
• Translator English - German: Aufenthalt
• Translator English - Japanese: 滞在
• Translator English - Korean: 체류
• Translator English - Javanese: Manggon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự lưu lại
• Translator English - Tamil: சொற்பகாலவாசம்
• Translator English - Marathi: परदेशात प्रवास करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: geçici olarak kalmak
• Translator English - Italian: soggiorno
• Translator English - Polish: taksa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: перебування
• Translator English - Romanian: sejur
• Translator English - Greek: παραμονή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vertoef
• Translator English - Swedish: vistelse
• Translator English - Norwegian: Sojourn

3 QUOTES WITH «SOJOURN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sojourn.

1

Matt Mullenweg

In my brief sojourn in college, my favorite classes were political science because I loved the idea of systems we can set up that benefit society - rules we can put in place that sometimes you run against, sometimes they're painful, but ultimately they benefit the world.

2

Paul Ricoeur

First, it is not unimportant that the legislative texts of the Old Testament are placed in the mouth of Moses and within the narrative framework of the sojourn at Sinai.

3

John Hanning Speke

In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOJOURN»

Discover the use of sojourn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sojourn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Sojourn

After abandoning the perils of the underdark, Drizzt Do-Urden, the renegade dark elf, battles to survive in the harsh surface world and to gain acceptance from the surface-dwellers.

R. A. Salvatore, 1991

Sojourn

After abandoning the perils of the underdark, Drizzt Do-Urden, the renegade dark elf, battles to survive in the harsh surface world and to gain acceptance from the surface-dwellers.

R. A. Salvatore, 2006

Desert Sojourn: A Woman's Forty Days and Nights Alone

"Desert Sojourn" is a wonderfully fresh, perceptive, and moving account of self-discovery that will appeal to both physical and spiritual adventurers.

Debi Holmes-Binney, 2011

Sojourn: Karma, Reincarnation, and the Evolution of the Soul

The stories and information were given to Gina Lake by her inner teacher.

Gina Lake, 2011

Liberating Sojourn: Frederick Douglass & Transatlantic Reform

Together, these essays show that Douglass’s journey was a personal and political triumph and a key event in his development, leaving him better prepared to set the strategies and ideologies of the abolitionist movement.

Alan J. Rice, Martin Crawford, 1999

Senegal Sojourn: Selections from One Teacher's Journal

Senegal Sojourn: Selections from One Teacher's Journal is a personal account of experiences while working with foreign language teachers and writers of fiction in Africa during an academic year.

Kathleen M. Madigan, 2010

Island Sojourn

Inspired by a distaste for materialism of city living, a couple move to an island in a remote Canadian lake. There they find different hardships.

Elizabeth Arthur, 1980

A Sojourn in Cyprus

A Sojourn in Cyprus is an account of thirty years' acquaintance with this Greko-Turkish island, culminating in nine years residence on it.

Alan White, 2012

Sojourn: Gates of Ivory, Gates of Horn

This is the world to which the Pharak Andrew awakens following a mysterious surgery that has left him with partial amnesia and an identity reconstructed by government scientists.

Denn William Quinn, 2010

Sojourn: To the Blue Rose

A unique blend of descriptive and detailed poems mixeded with riddles of every day observations in nature to expressions from personal relationships, twisted into deeper intrigues of politics and unspoken longings of the heart.

Karee Stardens, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOJOURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sojourn is used in the context of the following news items.

President Mukherjee Arrives in Hyderabad for Southern Sojourn

Hyderabad: President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Hyderabad today for a 10-day southern sojourn during which he will also visit Sri Kapileswara Swamy ... «NDTV, Jun 15»

Bald eagles to burial grounds: Delaware River Sojourn brings …

HAMILTON — Lois and Gus Burmeister weren't trying to attract black bears to their truck last week while camping near the Delaware River. But the open ... «The Intelligencer, Jun 15»

Pottstown dragon boat team moves to the beat during Schuylkill …

Members of the Pottstown Dragon Warriors paddled along with the kayakers on the Schuylkill River Sojourn on Tuesday. John Strickler — 21st Century media. «Daily Local News, Jun 15»

17th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The annual Schuylkill River Sojourn launched Saturday morning from the Schuylkill Haven Island Park. The 112-mile guided ... «wnep.com, Jun 15»

Annual Schuylkill Sojourn set to launch Saturday;kickoff activities set …

More than 100 paddlers will convene at The Island in Schuylkill Haven tonight for the launch of the 17th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn. The weeklong 112-mile ... «Republican & Herald, Jun 15»

Check out Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley at ArtsQuest this weekend

The annual sojourn of the Wildlands Conservancy helps to raise awareness of the health of the river and the issues surrounding it with a three-day guided tour ... «Allentown Morning Call, May 15»

17th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn will celebrate Schuylkill …

Every June, the Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn is organized as a weeklong celebration of the river. This year, from June 6-12, paddlers will also celebrate the ... «Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers, May 15»

Wisconsin football: Sojourn Shelton continues strong spring on Friday

Sojourn Shelton continued his spring statement on Friday, while Tanner ... junior cornerback Sojourn Shelton looked more aggressive in coverage with two more ... «Bucky's 5th Quarter, Apr 15»

Sidharth Malhotra Gives a Sneak Peek From His Holiday Sojourn

Sidharth Malhotra Gives a Sneak Peek From His Holiday Sojourn. Indo-Asian News Service | March 31, 2015 19:45 IST. submit to reddit. inShare. COMMENTS. «NDTV, Mar 15»

Joakim Zander Remembers His Youthful Syrian Sojourn

I WAS 15 IN 1990 when my father left his civilian job to take a position as a military observer for the United Nations in Syria. When we first discussed it around the ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»