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soggiornare

to stay

verb soj-jor-NAH-reh Rare
Travel & Places Accommodation

Also means

to sojourn

Usage Note

Soggiornare takes avere as its auxiliary and means to spend time in a place, implying a stay of more than a few hours — a holiday, a residence abroad, or a prolonged visit. The related noun soggiorno means both 'stay' and 'living room'. Do not use soggiornare to mean 'to stay' in the sense of stopping or remaining in position (rimanere covers that sense).

Examples

"Hanno soggiornato per due settimane a Roma."

Natural Translation

They stayed in Rome for two weeks.

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