Stay
41stay — stay1 /stay/, v., stayed or staid, staying, n. v.i. 1. to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years. 2. to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state: to stay clean. 3 …
42stay — stay1 verb 1》 remain in the same place. ↘(stay on) continue to study, work, or be somewhere after others have left. ↘(stay over) stay for the night at someone s home or a hotel. ↘(stay up) not go to bed. 2》 remain in a specified state …
43stay — bob·stay; fore·stay·sail; stay; stay·less; stay·man; stay·sail; with·stay; stay·er; …
44stay — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abeyance, abide, abort, adhere, adjourn, advocate, afford support, afterthought, agglomerate, alpenstock, amnesty, anchor, arm, arrest, arrestation, athletic supporter, await, back, back up, backbone, backing …
45stay — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæg; akin to Old Norse stag stay Date: before 12th century 1. a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast 2. guy I II. verb Date: 1627 transitive verb …
46stay — I 1. verb 1) he stayed where he was Syn: remain (behind), stay behind, stay put; wait, linger, stick, be left, hold on, hang on, lodge; informal hang around; archaic bide, tarry Ant: leave 2) …
47stay on — UK US stay on Phrasal Verb with stay({{}}/steɪ/ verb [I] ► to continue to be in a place, job, or school longer than usual or longer than other people: »We stayed on to complete the data entry before the morning deadline. »A government allowance… …
48stay — I Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Usually used instead of live Where do you stay in Chicago? II Jamaican Slang Glossary To leave alone or let be; to wait; the way someone is. Mek it stay. (Let it be.) Jus stay deh. (Just you wait.) See ‘ow yu …
49stay — English has three distinct words stay, two of them ultimately from the same source. Stay ‘stop’ [15] comes from estai , the present stem of Old French ester ‘stand, stop’. This in turn went back to Latin stāre ‘stand’ (source of English state,… …
50stay — English has three distinct words stay, two of them ultimately from the same source. Stay ‘stop’ [15] comes from estai , the present stem of Old French ester ‘stand, stop’. This in turn went back to Latin stāre ‘stand’ (source of English state,… …
