stay (original) (raw)
stay verb (NOT LEAVE)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
- waitWe need to wait in line for the tickets.
- wait forWe're waiting for the bus.
- awaitWe are awaiting the committee's decision.
- stayStay there until I get back.
- remainPlease remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.
- hang onHang on, I'll be ready in a minute.
stay verb (LIVE)
stay in I stayed in Montreal for two weeks then flew home.
stay at/in They said they'd stay at/in a hotel.
stay overnight (also stay the night)
[ I ] Indian English or Scottish English
I still stay with my parents.
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
stay noun (VISIT)
stay of execution, deportation, etc. law specialized
(Definition of stay from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
stay | American Dictionary
stay verb (NOT LEAVE)
I have a meeting at three so I can’t stay long.
She’s come back home to stay (= She will not move away again).
stay verb (CONTINUE)
stay verb (LIVE TEMPORARILY)
We stayed in San Francisco for a few days before flying to Hawaii.
Idiom
(Definition of stay from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of stay
stay
A man of different race, age and character comes into the foreground of the book and almost without a break stays there till the end.
The men stayed behind but we left next day.
The village stays the same: no one here wants more- no effort, no novelty.
In many situations, dropouts are not the same patient population as those who stayed within the trial.
The experiment was not a great success, though all three stayed in the force for some time.
Events in the countryside often stayed within the jurisdiction of the dominant landowner although they legally belonged within the purview of the state.
The same source suggests that despite legal changes, tenancies typically stayed for several decades within the same family.
Both passages reinforce the traditional image of the woman who stays at home, awaiting the battle news.
We might suggest that while undoubtedly an image of the war effort, it shows the bold peasantry who stayed behind.
Faces stayed in full view until children responded.
By staying within the safe environmental limits, much of the biodiversity would be conserved, while income per capita rose.
Having made such a promise, she is justified in going out to dinner over staying at home to grade papers.
How is the decision made about what goes and what stays?
The media have stayed away from it big time.
According to these epidemiological results, women are better at staying alive.
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