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How to pronounce “lain”
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Pronunciation guide for lain
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of lain with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work 18 minutes
And this sandy wasteland had lain barren
- Definition summary
- past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce lain
Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work 18 minutes

And this sandy wasteland had lain barren
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “lain”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- (colloquial) past participle of lay (“to put down”)
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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