Sojourned

Sojourned is the past tense and past participle of the verb sojourn, meaning to stay somewhere temporarily, typically during travel or between longer stays. A sojourn is a temporary residence or visit; a person who sojourns is a sojourner. The term emphasizes duration and purpose rather than permanence.

In use, sojourned appears in narrative and formal prose to describe a temporary stop in a place. For example: "They sojourned in Paris for two weeks before continuing their voyage." The form can also appear in perfect tenses: "They had sojourned in several towns along the coast." The noun sojourn can be used similarly, and sojourner refers to a person who sojourns.

Etymology: sojourn comes from Old French, with the English form entering via Middle English. The sense developed to speak of a temporary stay rather than a long-term residence.

See also: sojourn (the act or period of staying) and sojourner (a person who sojourns).