Sojourns - English meaning

verb

Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).

Usage examples:

I said i would abide by their decision

verb

If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much

Usage examples:

I can't abide her., he abided in the wilderness for forty days.

verb

Remain or stay somewhere.

Usage examples:

How long must i bide here to wait for the answer?

noun

A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes.

Usage examples:

Loose boards creaked as i walked on them

verb

Get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle).

Usage examples:

We boarded the plane for oslo

noun

A thin, flat piece of hard material such as wood or plastic

Usage examples:

The floor boards of the old house squeaked as he walked across them., an ironing board, a cheese bo…

noun

An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.

Usage examples:

I spent my summer holidays on a farm

verb

A short period during which the payment of instalments, tax, etc. may be suspended.

Usage examples:

A pension holiday

noun

A day for celebration when many people are allowed to stay away from work or school

Usage examples:

A national holiday

verb

Remain alive.

Usage examples:

The doctors said she had only six months to live

adjective

Not dead or inanimate; living.

Usage examples:

Live animals

adverb

As or at an actual event or performance.

Usage examples:

The match will be televised live

noun

A small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.

Usage examples:

The house, the entrance lodge and garden of just over an acre comprise lot one.

verb

Present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities.

Usage examples:

He has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal

verb

To become fixed or cause something to become fixed in a place or position

Usage examples:

[ i ] a fish bone had lodged in her throat., [ t ] the explosion lodged some metal fragments in his…

noun

A person's home, especially a large and impressive one.

Usage examples:

The youth hostel has been adapted from a private residence

noun

The place where someone lives, or the condition of living somewhere

Usage examples:

[ c ] that big building is the governor’s official residence (= home)., [ u ] she took up residence…

noun

A home, or the fact of living in a particular home

Usage examples:

The property will be used as her main residence., many banks require proof of residence to open an …

noun

Space that can be occupied or where something can be done.

Usage examples:

There's only room for a single bed in there

verb

Share a room, house, or flat, especially a rented one at a college or similar institution.

Usage examples:

I was rooming with my cousin

noun

An area within a building that has its own walls, floor, ceiling, and door

Usage examples:

The house has a laundry room., is there any room for me in the car?, fig. she writes better, but th…

verb

Remain in the same place.

Usage examples:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Usage examples:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Usage examples:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

noun

A break in a journey.

Usage examples:

A brief stopover at shannon airport

noun

A short stay at a place while in the middle of a trip

Usage examples:

The tour included a stopover in pisa on the way to florence.

noun

A short stay somewhere while on a trip

Usage examples:

The president made a brief stopover in moscow on his way to the summit., a ten-hour/two-day, etc. s…

adjective

Like or covered with tar.

Usage examples:

A length of tarry rope

verb

Stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place.

Usage examples:

She could tarry a bit and not get home until four

verb

To stay somewhere longer than you should

Usage examples:

The boy tarried awhile.

noun

A fixed holiday period between terms in universities and law courts.

Usage examples:

The easter vacation

verb

Take a holiday.

Usage examples:

I was vacationing in europe with my family

noun

A period of time to relax or travel for pleasure instead of doing your usual work or school activities

Usage examples:

[ c ] the family had just left for a vacation in the bahamas., [ u ] we always went on vacation in …

noun

A vacation

Usage examples:

Have some ice-cream - you're on vacay!, i decided to treat myself to a little vacay.

verb

Go to see and spend time with (someone) socially.

Usage examples:

I came to visit my grandmother

noun

An act of going to see a person or place as a guest, tourist, etc.

Usage examples:

I'll pay him a visit soon

verb

To go to a place in order to experience it, or to go to a person in order to spend time together

Usage examples:

[ t ] we visited a few galleries while we were in new york., [ t ] when are we going to visit grand…