lain

[leyn]

verb

1. past participle of lie.

lain

/ leɪn /

verb

1. the past participle of lie 2

Example Sentences

A large portion of the wreck was covered with enormous boulders, which had broken away from the cliffs that lined Antikythera’s shore sometime during the two thousand years the wreck had lain on the seabed.

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If being replaced by Nat Sciver-Brunt meant one part of Knight's identity was lost, there was another that had lain dormant, ready to be revived and unleashed.

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It contains 23 homes – 10 of which have lain empty in recent years.

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The fans group called for Postecoglou's replacement to be "fully supported" by the club's board in order to build on the "cup success that Ange has lain".

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The tenements at Clune Park in the Inverclyde town of Port Glasgow were built a century ago as housing for shipyard workers but have lain mostly abandoned for years.

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Related Words

• belong 
• exist 
• prevail 
• remain 
• spread 
• stretch