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stay

/ˈsteɪ/

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verb

stays; stayed; staying

[no obj] :to continue to be in the same place or with the same person or group for a period of time :remain

Please stay in the auditorium.

I stayed in my seat until I was dismissed.

He decided to stay with the team.

I decided to stay in Montreal for a couple more days.

We stayed home last night and watched TV.

Go to your room and stay there.

I'll stay around for a few more minutes.

I need a man who will stay around. [=remain in the relationship and not leave suddenly]

You can go on ahead. I'll stay behind [=not leave yet] to help clean up.

to continue to be in a specified state, condition, or position :remain [no obj]

Please stay seated through the entire show.

She stayed angry all night.

Can you stay awake through the whole show?

The guard urged everyone to stay calm.

The store will stay open until midnight tonight.

We have stayed in touch/contact over the years.

He stayed in the game although he was injured. [linking verb]

They stayed friends [=continued to be friends] throughout their lives.

[no obj] :to live in a place as a guest for a short period of time

I will be staying in a hotel this weekend.

Do you want to stay [=sleep] at my place tonight?

I stayed overnight at his house.

Is he staying (with us) all week?

[+ obj] :to give a legal order that stops or delays (something)

The judge agreed to stay [=halt] the execution.

here to stay

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stay away

[phrasal verb]

to not go near someone or something

I know I shouldn't go there, but it's hard to stay away.

usually + from

Stay away from my girlfriend!

He usually stays away from [=avoids] large crowds.

I try to stay away from [=avoid] caffeine.

stay in

[phrasal verb]

to stay inside or at home instead of going out

We went to a movie last night, but tonight we're staying in.

stay off

[phrasal verb]

stay off (something)

to avoid (something)

She's doing a good job of staying off drugs. [=of not taking drugs]

Let's stay off the subject of politics.

to not go on (something)

Please stay off [=keep off] the grass.

stay on

[phrasal verb]

to continue to work at a job

She thought about retiring, but she finally decided to stay on for a few more years.

After she graduated, she stayed on at the college, working in the alumnae office.

stay on (something) :to continue taking (a medication, drug, etc.)

I have to stay on the antibiotics for a full two weeks.

stay out

[phrasal verb]

to avoid going into (a place)

They kicked us out of the bar and told us to stay out. - often + of

I told her to stay out of my room.

b stay out of (something) :to avoid becoming involved in (something)

Please try to stay out of trouble.

This is not your business, so stay out of it.

to spend time away from home

She stayed out dancing all night.

stay over

[phrasal verb]

to sleep at another person's house for the night

Can she stay over tonight?

stay put

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stay the course

to continue with a process, effort, etc., even though it is difficult

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

After the party she was too drunk to drive so she stayed the night. [=stayed over, spent the night]

They stayed the night at her brother's.

stay tuned

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stay up

[phrasal verb]

to continue to be awake past the time when you usually go to bed

Don't stay up past your bedtime.

She stayed up to watch the late movie.

I can't stay up that late.

stay with

[phrasal verb]

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.

The memory of that tragic day has stayed with her ever since.

That is an image that has stayed with me.

stay with (something) :to continue using or doing (something)

Stay with the medication for a couple more days and see if the rash clears up.

I know the work is hard, but if you just stay with it for a while longer, it'll be done.

stay with (someone) :to go or make progress at the same rate as (someone) :to keep even with (someone) in a race, competition, etc.

The other runners struggled to stay with the leader.

noun

plural stays

[count] an occasion in which you spend time at a place as a guest or visitor

I hope you have a pleasant stay. [=visit]

Our stay in the country was a short one. - see also short-stay

a legal order that stops or delays something

The court issued a stay of execution. [=an order that temporarily stops an execution] - compare 3stay

noun

plural stays

[count] a rope or wire that supports a pole, a ship's mast, etc.

The men tightened the stays on the circus tent.

a piece of stiff plastic, bone, etc., that provides shape to a piece of clothing

a corset stay

a collar stay - compare 2stay

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