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- verbstay (verb) · stays (third person present) · stayed (past tense) · stayed (past participle) · staying (present participle)
- remain in the same place:"you stay here and I'll be back soon" · "Jenny decided to stay at home with their young child" · "he stayed with the firm as a consultant"
- (stay for/to)delay leaving so as to join in (an activity):"why not stay for lunch?"
- remain in a specified state or position:"her ability to stay calm" · "tactics used to stay in power" · "I managed to stay out of trouble"
- (of a person) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest:"the girls had gone to stay with friends" · "Minton invited him to stay the night"
- SCOTTISH ENGLISHSOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISHlive permanently:"where do you stay?"
- stop, delay, or prevent (something), in particular suspend or postpone (judicial proceedings) or refrain from pressing (charges).
- assuage (hunger) for a short time:"I grabbed something to stay the pangs of hunger"
- literarycurb; check:"he tries to stay the destructive course of barbarism"
- archaicwait a moment in order to allow someone time to think or speak:"stay, stand apart, I know not which is which"
- literarysupport or prop up:"it did not matter to you whether the building was stayed up or not?"
nounstay (noun) · stays (plural noun)- a period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest:"an overnight stay at a luxury hotel"
- literarya curb or check:"there is likely to be a good public library as a stay against boredom"
- lawa suspension or postponement of judicial proceedings:"a stay of prosecution"
- a device used as a brace or support.
- historical(stays)a corset made of two pieces laced together and stiffened by strips of whalebone.
- archaicpower of endurance:"some men are always great at beginnings; but they have no stay in them"
Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French estai-, stem of Old French ester, from Latin stare ‘to stand’; in the sense ‘support’ (stay and stay), partly from Old French estaye (noun), estayer (verb), of Germanic origin.nounstay (noun) · stays (plural noun)- a large rope, wire, or rod used to support a ship's mast, leading from the masthead to another mast or spar or down to the deck:"I eased off on the line while Patrick took up the tension on the side stays" · "the lack of stays to stiffen the masts leaves them with springiness"
- a guy or rope supporting a flagpole or other upright pole.
- a supporting wire or cable on an aircraft.
verbstay (verb) · stays (third person present) · stayed (past tense) · stayed (past participle) · staying (present participle)- secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays:"we stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard"
OriginOld English stæg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stag, from a base meaning ‘be firm’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- remain in a specified state or position:
- stop, delay, or prevent (something), in particular suspend or postpone (judicial proceedings) or refrain from pressing (charges).
noun- a large rope, wire, or rod used to support a ship's mast, leading from the masthead to another mast or spar or down to the deck:
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- To continue to beLearn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Meaning of stay in English stay verb us / steɪ / uk / steɪ / stay verb (NOT LEAVE) Add to word list A1 [ I ] to not move away from or leave a place or situation:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/staystay meaning: 1. to continue to be in a place, job, etc and not leave: 2. to continue to be in a particular….dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-engli…stay verb /steɪ/ /steɪ/ Verb Forms Idioms Phrasal Verbs [intransitive] to continue to be in a particular place for a period of time without moving awaywww.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/e…
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