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Meaning of sojourning
The primary meaning of "sojourning" is to stay or live in a place for a short period of time.
Etymology of sojourning
The word "sojourning" comes from the Old French word "sojorner", which is derived from "sojour", meaning "to stay" or "to dwell", and the suffix "-ner", which forms a verb
The word has its roots in the Latin words "sub" meaning "under" and "diurnus" meaning "of a day", originally referring to a day laborer or a temporary resident
Synonyms
visiting
traveling
touring
roaming
wandering
journeying
trekking
migrating
relocating
settling
dwelling
residing
lodging
staying
stopping
resting
pausing
halting
waiting
tarrying
lingering
loitering
remaining
sojournment
temporary
transient
nomadic
vagabond
peripatetic
itinerant
ambulatory
peregrine
Definitions
- To stay for a time in a place, typically a short time
- * To reside temporarily, often with a sense of being a stranger or outsider
Usage Examples
- The family was sojourning in Paris for the summer, taking in the sights and sounds of the city
- * As a student, she spent a semester sojourning in Spain, studying the language and culture