lain

Verb

• be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
• be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
• originate (in)
• be and remain in a particular state or condition
• tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
• have a place in relation to something else
• assume a reclining position
• past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
• past participle of lay (“to put down”)
• To conceal, keep quiet about.

Adjective

• Having rested or reposed; past participle of 'lie'.

Examples

• After a long Scrabble game, the tiles had LAIN dormant for too long on the board.
• He had lain there for many hours.
• The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.

Synonyms

consist, dwell, lie, lie down, lie in, rest, laid

Antonyms

arise, sit, stand