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stay

[ UK /stˈe‍ɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈsteɪ/ ]
VERB
  1. dwell
    stay a bit longer--the day is still young
    You can stay with me while you are in town
  2. overcome or allay
    quell my hunger
  3. stay behind
    The smell stayed in the room
    The hostility remained long after they made up
  4. remain behind
    I had to stay at home and watch the children
  5. fasten with stays
  6. stop a judicial process
    The judge stayed the execution order
  7. stop or halt
    Please stay the bloodshed!
  8. stay the same; remain in a certain state
    The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
    stay alone
    The bad weather continued for another week
    He remained unmoved by her tears
    rest assured
  9. hang on during a trial of endurance
    ride out the storm
  10. stay put (in a certain place)
    Stick around and you will learn something!
    We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
    Stay put in the corner here!
  11. continue in a place, position, or situation
    She continued as deputy mayor for another year
    After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
    Stay with me, please
    despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
NOUN
  1. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
  2. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
  3. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
    the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
  4. the state of inactivity following an interruption
    the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
    during the halt he got some lunch
    he spent the entire stop in his seat
    the negotiations were in arrest
    held them in check
  5. continuing or remaining in a place or state
    they had a nice stay in Paris
    a lengthy hospital stay
    a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
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How To Use stay In A Sentence

  • He's managed to stay calm and controlled when the other slebs have been going a bit mad, and just got on with the winning.
  • A few people were crying, and one girl was very sick and puking, but most people tried to stay calm.
  • I just stayed the dorm to around and shoot the breeze with a couple of friends.
  • The four of us stayed for a couple of nights in the Rest House at Takoradi, which gave us a few hours to walk the beaches and paddle in the ocean, and to luxuriate in the fresh sea breezes after the heavy atmosphere of the interior.
  • Stay and have lunch. I insist!
  • A drunk was standing in the middle of the street, swaying uncertainly and trying hard to stay upright.
  • While you're in Miami, make sure you stay up to see the sun come up … and try a drink called Miami Vice, which is a mix of daiquiri and pina colada. Insider's guide to music pilgrimages: Hip-hop, dance, disco, electro
  • I let the word tumble out of my mouth as I made a vow to stay aware of what I was saying. Good Fortune
  • The jobs are ideal for stay-at-home parents as you can earn from 150 per week working just three hours a day. The Sun
  • Every protestation that she should go on this outing was clearly a plea for her to stay and resist the invitation.
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