lain down
Settled to rest
Lain down is the past participle of lie down, used with auxiliary verbs: I had lain down for only a minute when the phone rang.
The construction appears in perfect tenses where someone has reclined or rested in a horizontal position.
Often confused with "laid down," which requires a direct object.
- reclinedLay back relaxed
- flat on backLying face-up horizontally
- sprawledLay spread out loosely
- stretched outLengthened or spread out
- bedFurniture for slumber
couch · supine · prostrate · floor · horizontal · fatigue · taking it easy · surrender · stretched · submission · grass · comfort · slumped · hammock · vulnerability · beach · settled · stillness