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UK
/stˈeɪ/
]
[ US /ˈsteɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈsteɪ/ ]
VERB
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dwell
stay a bit longer--the day is still young
You can stay with me while you are in town -
overcome or allay
quell my hunger -
stay behind
The smell stayed in the room
The hostility remained long after they made up -
remain behind
I had to stay at home and watch the children - fasten with stays
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stop a judicial process
The judge stayed the execution order -
stop or halt
Please stay the bloodshed! -
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 -
hang on during a trial of endurance
ride out the storm -
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! -
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
- (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
- a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
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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 -
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 -
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
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.
- If Ratzinger wants to stay in Italy and scare school kids by telling them God is watching when they French kiss or masturbate, that is his sexual silliness. Joe Cutbirth: The Pope Can't Get Away With This
- 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
