sojourn

[ noun soh-jurn; verb soh-jurn, soh-jurn ]

noun

1. a temporary stay:

   during his sojourn in Paris.

verb (used without object)

1. to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily:

   to sojourn on the Riviera for two months.

   Synonyms: stop, rest, vacation, visit

sojourn

/ ˈsʌdʒ-; ˈsɒdʒɜːn /

noun

1. a temporary stay

verb

1. intr to stay or reside temporarily

Derived Forms

• ˈsojourner, noun

Other Words From

• sojourn·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sojourn¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English verb sojurnen, Old French sojorner “to rest, stay,” from unattested Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre “to stay for a time,” a compound of the preposition and prefix sub, sub-, here meaning “a little, for a while” and the Latin verb diurnāre “to live for a long time,” a derivative of the Latin adjective diurnus “belonging to the daytime, occurring every day”; noun derivative of the verb; journey

Word History and Origins

Origin of sojourn¹

C13: from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnāre (unattested) to spend a day, from Latin sub- during + Late Latin diurnum day

Example Sentences

Prather decided a sojourn inthe corporate world would reduce the risk that her academic career would be consigned to real-world irrelevance.

From MIT Technology Review

A stargazing sojourn is an inexpensive and enchanting way to break up summertime monotony.

From Outside Online

The most familiar neighborhood can then become the equivalent of a faraway vacation, since the most rewarding sojourns, no matter how short, are all about exploration and discovery.

From Washington Post

During her sojourn in Gunung Palung National Park as an undergrad, Webb began to witness firsthand a pathway for zoonotic transfer.

From Popular-Science

The duration of their sojourns around their respective stars last anywhere from 200 days to as little as a single day.

From Fortune

It is doubtless this sojourn that accounts for her ability to sing in French.

From The Daily Beast

Thus the pope, who has insisted that his sojourn in the Holy Land is “purely a religious” visit, will confront a delicate dilemma.

From The Daily Beast

That final jibe is a reference to Bennett's wife's success as a pastry chef during the couple's sojourn in New York a decade ago.

From The Daily Beast

After just a year in India, her sojourn seems to have paid off handsomely.

From The Daily Beast

The sojourn in Tel Aviv allowed Ajrami to understand Israel—something that he retained after he returned to Gaza.

From The Daily Beast

At last he arrived at Dieppe, and, after a sojourn there, he put to sea upon the 26th of this same month of February.

From Project Gutenberg

However, a sojourn in a milder climate might prolong his life for a few months; so he advised Algeria.

From Project Gutenberg

I am truly sorry, Monsieur de Garnache, that our sojourn here is coming to an end.

From Project Gutenberg

What events for importance are comparable to the occurrences connected with his sojourn on earth?

From Project Gutenberg

That same autumn did the King lead his host to Throndhjem, bringing-to at Nidaros, and there making ready for a winter sojourn.

From Project Gutenberg