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
  • Receiver Jordan Whittington set up the field goal with a 50-yard catch and run after Nehemiah Pritchett fell down.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And never run the extension cord underneath a rug or plug it into a power strip.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 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
  • The show morphed into a new show which extended the set list beyond those two albums.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of extended
Verb
  • Nix also led the Broncos in rushing with 47 yards on seven carries.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 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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