sojourn

so·journ  (sjûrn, s-jûrn)

intr.v. so·journed, so·journ·ing, so·journs

To reside temporarily. See Synonyms at stay¹.

n.

A temporary stay; a brief period of residence.

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[Middle English sojournen, from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnre : Latin sub-, sub- + Late Latin diurnum, day (from Latin, daily ration, from neuter of diurnus, daily, from dis, day; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots).]

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sojourner n.

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sojourn [soj-urn] Literary

Noun

a short stay in a place

Verb

to stay temporarily: he sojourned in Basle during a short illness [Old French sojorner]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sojourn - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) visit stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
Verb	1.	sojourn - spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"

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sojourn (Literary)

noun stay, visit, stop, rest, stopover

Translations

sojourn [ˈsɔdʒəːn] n (formal) → estancia

sojourn [ˈsɔdʒəːn] n (formal) → séjour m

sojourn [ˈsɔdʒəːn] (form) n → Aufenthalt m

sojourn [ˈsɔdʒəːn] n (formal) → soggiorno