He has lain there for an hour.
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Lain
//leɪn//
Synonyms for "lain" (1 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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Translations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- gelegen verb (situated horizontally)
German
1 entries- gelegen verb (situated horizontally)
Indonesian
4 entries- berbaring verb (situated horizontally)
- dibaringkan verb (situated horizontally)
- membaringkan verb (situated horizontally)
- terbaring verb (situated horizontally)
Japanese
1 entries- 横になった verb (situated horizontally)
Spanish
1 entries- tumbado verb (situated horizontally)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
This is the first time I've ever lain on this grass.
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And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin.
Source: tatoeba (7867882)
Lain killed herself.
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