lain

Definition

past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)

Etymology

Inflected forms.

Example Sentences

• "He had lain there for many hours."
• "The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later."
• "I ascended to my room, and lay down upon the bed. A whole hour I must have lain thus, with my head resting upon my hand."