Definitions For Lain

Etymology 1

Inflected forms.

Verb

: He had lain there for many hours. : The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.

Usage notes

The past participle of lie, , tell a lie, not tell a truth is lied. The past participle of lay, , put down is laid.

Translations

Dutch: gelegen German: gelegen Indonesian: baring, alt=berbaring, baring, alt=membaringkan, baring, alt=dibaringkan, baring, alt=terbaring Japanese: 横になった (よこになった, yoko ni natta, sc=Jpan) Spanish: tumbado

Etymology 2

From Middle English lainen, leynen, from and ; both from , from .

Alternative forms

lean, len

Verb

(obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about. 14th-19thc.

Anagrams

I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lani, Lian, Lina, Nila, anil, nail