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Definition: Meaning of, stay in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / steɪ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
staying stays
  1. in a place [intransitive] to remain in a place rather than leave
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  2. in a condition [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, linking verb] to continue to be in a particular position, place, or state, without changing [=  remain]
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  3. live somewhere [intransitive] to live in a place for a short time as a visitor or guest
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  4. stay put spoken to remain in one place and not move
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  5. be here to stay to become accepted and used by most people
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  6. stay after (school) to remain at school after the day's classes are finished, often as a punishment
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  7. stay the course informal to finish something in spite of difficulties
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  8. stay tuned to continue watching or listening to the same television CHANNEL or radio station
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  9. stay tuned used to say that you should look or listen for more information about a particular subject at a later time
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  10. stay! used to tell a dog not to move
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  11. stay somebody's hand literary to stop someone from doing something
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  12. stay an order/ruling/execution etc law if a judge stays an order, ruling etc, they stop a particular decision from being used or a particular action from happening
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Singular Plural
stay stays
  1. [countable usually singular] a limited time of living in a place
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  2. [uncountable and countable] law the stopping or delay of an action because a judge has ordered it
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  3. [countable] a strong wire or rope used for supporting a ship's MAST
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  4. [countable] a short piece of plastic or wire used to keep a shirt COLLAR stiff
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stay used in phrases

  • long-stay (adjective)
    1. relating to care or treatment over a long period of time
    2. a long-stay car park is a place where people can leave their cars for a long period of time
  • short-stay (adjective)
    1. short-stay hotels, car parks etc are places that you can stay for only a short time
  • stay at (verb)
    1. reside temporarily
  • stay fresh (verb)
    1. fail to spoil or rot
  • stay in place (verb)
    1. be stationary
  • stay of execution (noun)
    1. law an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
  • stay put (verb)
    1. a certain place remain visiting, living in or positioned at rather than moving
  • stay-at-home (adjective)
    1. staying at home, rather than working somewhere else, usually in order to take care of children
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stay used in phrasal verbs

  • stay around (phrasal verb)
    1. to not leave a person or place
  • stay away (phrasal verb)
    1. to not approach someone or something
  • stay away from (phrasal verb)
    1. stay away from something to avoid mentioning something or avoid becoming involved in something
  • stay back (phrasal verb)
    1. to not move forwards, or to not move towards something, usually something dangerous or unpleasant
  • stay behind (phrasal verb)
    1. to remain somewhere after everyone else has left
  • stay down (phrasal verb)
    1. to remain under water
    2. if food that you have eaten stays down, it stays in your stomach and you are not sick
  • stay in (phrasal verb)
    1. to remain in your home for a period of time
  • stay off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] stay off something to avoid eating a particular food, avoid drinking a particular drink, or avoid using illegal drugs
    2. [intransitive/transitive] British English to not go to work or school because you are ill
  • stay on (phrasal verb)
    1. to remain at a job, school, or place for longer than you had intended to
  • stay out (phrasal verb)
    1. to remain out of your home for a period of time
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