Meaning & use
Lain
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The past participle of 'lie,' meaning to have rested or reclined in a horizontal position.
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She had lain awake for hours before finally falling asleep.
The letter had lain unopened on his desk for weeks.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'laid,' the past participle of 'lay'; 'lain' is intransitive and takes no direct object.
Words with a similar meaning
reclinedrested
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