stay
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
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Britannica Dictionary definition of STAY
1
a
[no object]
:
to continue to be in the same place or with the same person or group for a period of time
:
remain
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Please stay in the auditorium.
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I stayed in my seat until I was dismissed.
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He decided to stay with the team.
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I decided to stay in Montreal for a couple more days.
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We stayed home last night and watched TV.
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Go to your room and stay there.
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I'll stay around for a few more minutes.
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I need a man who will stay around. [=remain in the relationship and not leave suddenly]
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You can go on ahead. I'll stay behind [=not leave yet] to help clean up.
b
:
to continue to be in a specified state, condition, or position
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remain
[no object]
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Please stay seated through the entire show.
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She stayed angry all night.
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Can you stay awake through the whole show?
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The guard urged everyone to stay calm.
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The store will stay open until midnight tonight.
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We have stayed in touch/contact over the years.
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He stayed in the game although he was injured.
[linking verb]
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They stayed friends [=continued to be friends] throughout their lives.
2
[no object]
:
to live in a place as a guest for a short period of time
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I will be staying in a hotel this weekend.
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Do you want to stay [=sleep] at my place tonight?
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I stayed overnight at his house.
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Is he staying (with us) all week?
3
[+ object]
:
to give a legal order that stops or delays (something)
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The judge agreed to stay [=halt] the execution.
here to stay
stay away
[phrasal verb]
:
to not go near someone or something
— usually + from
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I know I shouldn't go there, but it's hard to stay away.
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Stay away from my girlfriend!
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He usually stays away from [=avoids] large crowds.
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I try to stay away from [=avoid] caffeine.
stay in
[phrasal verb]
:
to stay inside or at home instead of going out
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We went to a movie last night, but tonight we're staying in.
stay off
[phrasal verb]
1
stay off (something)
:
to avoid (something)
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She's doing a good job of staying off drugs. [=of not taking drugs]
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Let's stay off the subject of politics.
2
:
to not go on (something)
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Please stay off [=keep off] the grass.
stay on
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to continue to work at a job
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She thought about retiring, but she finally decided to stay on for a few more years.
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After she graduated, she stayed on at the college, working in the alumnae office.
2
stay on (something)
:
to continue taking (a medication, drug, etc.)
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I have to stay on the antibiotics for a full two weeks.
stay out
[phrasal verb]
1
a
:
to avoid going into (a place)
— often + of
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They kicked us out of the bar and told us to stay out.
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I told her to stay out of my room.
b
stay out of (something)
:
to avoid becoming involved in (something)
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Please try to stay out of trouble.
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This is not your business, so stay out of it.
2
:
to spend time away from home
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She stayed out dancing all night.
stay over
[phrasal verb]
:
to sleep at another person's house for the night
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Can she stay over tonight?
stay put
stay the course
:
to continue with a process, effort, etc., even though it is difficult
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We'll succeed in the end if we just stay the course.
stay the night
:
to sleep at another person's house for the night
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After the party she was too drunk to drive so she stayed the night. [=stayed over, spent the night]
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They stayed the night at her brother's.
stay tuned
stay up
[phrasal verb]
:
to continue to be awake past the time when you usually go to bed
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Don't stay up past your bedtime.
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She stayed up to watch the late movie.
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I can't stay up that late.
stay with
[phrasal verb]
1
stay with (someone)
◊ If something from the past stays with you, you remember it and it continues to influence or affect you in some way.
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The memory of that tragic day has stayed with her ever since.
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That is an image that has stayed with me.
2
stay with (something)
:
to continue using or doing (something)
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Stay with the medication for a couple more days and see if the rash clears up.
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I know the work is hard, but if you just stay with it for a while longer, it'll be done.
3
stay with (someone)
:
to go or make progress at the same rate as (someone)
:
to keep even with (someone) in a race, competition, etc.
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The other runners struggled to stay with the leader.
2
stay
/ˈsteɪ/
noun
plural
stays
2
stay
/ˈsteɪ/
noun
plural
stays
Britannica Dictionary definition of STAY
[count]
1
:
an occasion in which you spend time at a place as a guest or visitor
—
see also short-stay
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I hope you have a pleasant stay. [=visit]
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Our stay in the country was a short one.
2
:
a legal order that stops or delays something
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The court issued a stay of execution. [=an order that temporarily stops an execution]
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compare 3stay
3
stay
/ˈsteɪ/
noun
plural
stays
3
stay
/ˈsteɪ/
noun
plural
stays
Britannica Dictionary definition of STAY
[count]
1
:
a rope or wire that supports a pole, a ship's mast, etc.
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The men tightened the stays on the circus tent.
2
:
a piece of stiff plastic, bone, etc., that provides shape to a piece of clothing
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a corset stay
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a collar stay
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compare 2stay
