lain

verb

Definition of lainnext
past participle of lie
1
as in gone
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the train tracks lie just over that hill

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2
as in been
to occupy a place or location I left the book lying on the counter

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3
as in hid
to remain out of sight paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lain
  1. gone
  2. run
  3. sat
  4. extended
  5. led
Verb
  • But like some of the stock and crypto prices, fintech has gone from down-and-out category, to a core investment area.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As a team, the Panthers have gone from 30th in the league in sacks in the first nine games without Wonnum to a top-5 sacks group with him.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of gone
Verb
  • The officers eventually issue Holloway a citation for his expired registration, but not for running the stop sign.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Maybe a year with DeBoer running the offense and Sheridan (who also elevated to QBs coach) learning under him would’ve led to better results.
    Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of run
Verb
  • Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.
    Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sat
Verb
  • Auburn extended the lead to 26 halfway through the second half, but that was when Gates made a change in his lineup, subbing in an entire five of nonstarters that included Marques Warrick.
    Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Firefighters battled a vehicle fire at a residence in Westport on Saturday that extended to the exterior of the garage.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of extended
Verb
  • In 2013 and 2014, coach Todd Graham led Arizona State to back-to-back 10-win seasons, the first time that had happened since the early 1970s.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The legislature’s actions curtailing the Ethics Commission have led Chaffee to rethink how her group wrote the initial ballot initiative.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of led
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laid up

lain

lain (down)

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