Sojourn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈoʊdʒɜːn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈəʊdʒɜːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈəʊdʒɜːn/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈoʊdʒɜːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

visit

Parts of Speech

noun	a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
verb	spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

Word Forms

sojourn	verb	spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
visit	verb	stay with as a guest
sojourner	noun	a temporary resident
sojourn	noun	a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufenthalt

ein vorübergehender Aufenthalt (z. B. als Gast)

🇫🇷French

séjour

un séjour temporaire (par exemple, en tant qu'invité)

🇪🇸Spanish

morar

una estancia temporal (por ejemplo, como huésped)

🇮🇹Italian

soggiorno

un soggiorno temporaneo (ad esempio come ospite)

🇳🇱Dutch

verblijf

een tijdelijk verblijf (bijvoorbeeld als gast)

🇵🇹Portuguese

estadia

uma estadia temporária (por exemplo, como convidado)

🇷🇺Russian

пребывание

временное пребывание (например, в качестве гостя)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डेरा डालना

अस्थायी प्रवास (जैसे, अतिथि के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অবস্থান

একটি অস্থায়ী অবস্থান (যেমন, অতিথি হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தங்கு

தற்காலிக தங்குதல் (எ.கா. விருந்தினராக)

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వదేశీ

తాత్కాలిక బస (ఉదా. అతిథిగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

मुक्काम

तात्पुरता मुक्काम (उदा. अतिथी म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોકાણ

કામચલાઉ રોકાણ (દા.ત., અતિથિ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಸಮಾಡು

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ವಾಸ್ತವ್ಯ (ಉದಾ. ಅತಿಥಿಯಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

താമസം

ഒരു താൽക്കാലിക താമസം (ഉദാ. അതിഥിയായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਵਾਸ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਠਹਿਰ (ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਇੱਕ ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

قیام

ایک عارضی قیام (مثلاً، بطور مہمان)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逗留

暂时停留（例如，作为客人）

🇯🇵Japanese

滞在

一時的な滞在（例：ゲストとして）

🇰🇷Korean

체류

임시 체류(예: 손님)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tạm trú

lưu trú tạm thời (ví dụ: với tư cách là khách)

🇹🇭Thai

พักแรม

การเข้าพักชั่วคราว (เช่น ในฐานะแขก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tinggal

tinggal sementara (misalnya, sebagai tamu)

🇵🇭Filipino

manirahan

pansamantalang pananatili (hal., bilang bisita)

🇲🇾Malay

menumpang

penginapan sementara (cth., sebagai tetamu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إقامة

إقامة مؤقتة (على سبيل المثال، كضيف)

🇮🇷Persian

اقامت

اقامت موقت (مثلاً به عنوان مهمان)

🇹🇷Turkish

ikamet

geçici konaklama (örneğin misafir olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָגוּר

שהייה זמנית (למשל, כאורח)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sojourn'?

The primary meaning of 'sojourn' is 'a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sojourn' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sojourn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sojourn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sojourn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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