stay
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle French ester.
[edit] Verb
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Third person singular |
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Past participle |
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to stay (third-person singular simple present stays, present participle staying, simple past and past participle stayed)
- (intransitive) To remain in a particular place.
- We stayed in Hawaii for a week.
- I can only stay for an hour.
- (intransitive) To continue to have a particular quality.
- Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.
- (transitive) To postpone.
- The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.
[edit] Derived terms
- here to stay
- outstay v
- overstay
- stay-at-home
- stay behind
- stay-button
- stayer
- stay on
- stay over
- stay put
- stay the course
- stay up
- the more things change, the more they stay the same
- upstay
[edit] Translations
To remain in a particular place
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To continue to have a particular quality
To postpone
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- Aromanian: armînu
- Italian: stare
- Old English: wunian, ābīdan (1)
- Romanian: rămâne, rămânea
- Scottish Gaelic: fuirich
- Spanish: hospedarse (1)
- Swedish: förbli; förbliva (archaic)
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
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stay (plural stays)
- A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- The governor granted a stay of execution.
- A rope or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole or a mast, or other structural element.
- The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
- Where are the stays for my collar?
- A period of time spent in a place.
- I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.
[edit] Derived terms
- backstay
- bobstay
- forestay
- gay for the stay
- mainstay
- staycation
- staylace
- stayless
- staymaker
- stayman
- staysail
- stayship
- triatic stay
[edit] Translations
postponement
holiday or temporary residence