stay 1 (st )v. stayed, stay·ing, stays v.intr. 1. To continue to be in a place or condition: stay home; stay calm. 2. To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger: stayed at a motel. 3. To stop moving; halt. 4. To wait; pause. 5. To endure or persist: stayed with the original plan. 6. To keep up in a race or contest: tried to stay with the lead runner. 7. Games To meet a bet in poker without raising it. 8. To stand one's ground; remain firm. 9. Archaic To cease from a specified activity. v.tr. 1. To stop or halt; check. 2. To postpone; delay. 3. To delay or stop the effect of (an order, for example) by legal action or mandate: stay a prisoner's execution. 4. To satisfy or appease temporarily: stayed his anger. 5. To remain during: stayed the week with my parents; stayed the duration of the game. 6. To wait for; await: "I will not stay thy questions. Let me go;/Or if thou follow me, do not believe/But I shall do thee mischief in the wood" (Shakespeare). n. Idioms: 1. The act of halting; check. 2. The act of coming to a halt. 3. A brief period of residence or visiting. 4. A suspension or postponement of a legal action or an execution: granted a stay to the prisoner's execution. stay put To remain in a fixed or established position. stay the course To hold out or persevere to the end of a race or challenge. [Middle English steien, from Old French ester, esteir, from Latin st re; see st- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: stay1, remain, wait, abide, tarry1, linger, sojourn These verbs mean to continue to be in a given place. Stay is the least specific, though it can also suggest that the person involved is a guest or visitor: "Must you go? Can't you stay?" (Charles J. Vaughan). Remain often implies continuing or being left after others have gone: I remained at the end of the meeting to talk to the speaker. Wait suggests remaining in readiness, anticipation, or expectation: "Your father is waiting for me to take a walk with him" (Booth Tarkington). Abide implies continuing for a lengthy period: "Abide with me" (Henry Francis Lyte). Tarry and linger both imply a delayed departure, but linger more strongly suggests reluctance to leave: "She was not anxious but puzzled that her husband tarried" (Eden Phillpotts). "I alone sit lingering here" (Henry Vaughan). To sojourn is to reside temporarily in a place: "He was sojourning at [a] hotel in Bond Street" (Anthony Trollope). See Also Synonyms at defer1. |
| stay 2 (st) tr.v. stayed, stay·ing, stays 1. To brace, support, or prop up. 2. To strengthen or sustain mentally or spiritually. 3. To rest or fix on for support. n. 1. A support or brace. 2. A strip of bone, plastic, or metal, used to stiffen a garment or part, such as a corset or shirt collar. 3. stays A corset. [Middle English staien, from Old French estaiier, from estaie, a support, of Germanic origin.] |
| stay 3 (st) n. 1. Nautical A heavy rope or cable, usually of wire, used as a brace or support for a mast or spar. 2. A rope used to steady, guide, or brace. tr. & intr.v. stayed, stay·ing, stays Nautical To put (a ship) on the opposite tack or to come about. [Middle English, from Old English stæg.] |
stay 1
Verb
1. to continue or remain in a place, position, or condition: to stay away, to stay inside
2. to lodge as a guest or visitor temporarily: we stay with friends
3. Scot & S African to reside permanently; live
4. to endure (something testing or difficult): you have stayed the course this long
Noun
1. the period spent in one place
2. the postponement of an order of a court of law: a stay of execution [Old French ester]
stay 2
Noun
something that supports or steadies something, such as a prop or buttress [Old French estaye]
stay 3
Noun
a rope or chain supporting a ship's mast or funnel [Old English stæg]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | stay - 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" |
| 2. |  stay - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" | |
| 3. | stay - 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" decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" stay of execution - an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. | stay - a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | |
| 5. | stay - (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar backstay - a stay that supports the back of something forestay - an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | |
| Verb | 1. | stay - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" keep out - remain outside sit tight - maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" stay together, stick together - be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water" stay fresh, keep - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| 2. | stay - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" stay in place - be stationary move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" | |
| 3. | stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" | |
| 4. | stay - continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" hold over - continue a term of office past the normal period of time | |
| 5. | stay - remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" | |
| 6. | stay - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" | |
| 7. | stay - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" stick - endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on" | |
| 8. | stay - hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" outstay - surpass in staying power; "They outstayed their competitors" | |
| 9. | stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" | |
| 10. | stay - fasten with stays | |
| 11. | stay - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" |
stay
Translations
stay [steɪ] n (period of time) → estancia;
(LAW): stay of execution → aplazamiento de una sentencia
vi (= remain) → quedar(se);
(as guest) → hospedarse;
stay on vi → quedarse
stay [steɪ] n (= period of time) → séjour m;
(Law);
stay of execution → sursis m à statuer vi → rester (= reside); loger (= spend some time); séjourner;
stay away vi (from person, building) → ne pas s'approcher;
stay on vi → rester
stay [steɪ] n → Aufenthalt m
vi → bleiben;
(with sb, as guest) → wohnen;
(in hotel) → übernachten;
stay of execution (Law) → Aussetzung f;
to stay put → bleiben;
to stay with friends → bei Freunden untergebracht sein;
to stay the night → übernachten
stay behind stay vi → zurückbleiben
stay on stay vi → bleiben
stay out stay vi (of house) → wegbleiben;
(remain on strike) → weiterstreiken
stay up stay vi (at night) → aufbleiben
stay [steɪ] n (= period of time) → soggiorno, permanenza
stay of execution (LAW) → sospensione f dell'esecuzione;
to stay the night → passare la notte
stay out vi (of house) → rimanere fuori (di casa); [strikers] → continuare lo sciopero
v stay [stei]
1 to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme. bly يَبْقى، يَمْكُث стоя zůstat opholde sig; blive bleiben μένω jääma, viibima ماندن از نظر زماني jäädä, asua rester לְהִישָאֵר रहना, ठहरना ostati tartózkodik tinggal dvelja, vera kyrr restare, rimanere とどまる 머무르다, 체재하다 apsistoti, pasilikti uzturēties; palikt tinggal blijven bli, oppholde seg, bo (midlertidig) zostawać, zatrzymywać się ficar a sta, a rămâne останавливаться zostať ostati ostati stanna, vistas, bo พักอยู่; อาศัยอยู่ kalmak (暫)住，留 зупинятися, жити رک جانا ở lại, lưu lại （暂）住，留
2 to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition) The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are – don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay. bly يَبْقى оставам zůstat, vydržet blive bleiben παραμένω püsima توقف كردن pysyä rester לְהִישַאֵר रहना, बसना mirovati marad tetap halda kyrru fyrir; haldast (uppi); vera (kyrr/til frambúðar) restare ～のままでいる (어떤 위치·장소·상태 등에) 머무르다, 그대로 있다 būti, likti palikt; turēties berada blijven bli (hvor man er), holde (senga), komme for å bli pozostawać ficar a sta, a rămâne оставаться zostať ostati ostati stanna [], hålla sig [], sitta [] อยู่ kalmak 保持在某處，獃在... залишатися; затримуватися رہنا ở trong trạng thái, điều kiện, vị trí nào đó 保持在某处，呆在...
n
a period of staying (in a place etc) We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London. bly, oorstaan مُكوث، إقامَه престой pobyt ophold der Aufenthalt διαμονή, παραμονή viibimine مدت توقف oleskelu séjour שְׁהִייָה तान-रस्सी, ठहराव, टिकाव, स्थगन boravak, trajanje boravka tartózkodás masa tinggal dvöl soggiorno, permanenza 滞在期間 체류 기간 viešnagė uzturēšanās; apstāšanās; viesošanās menginap verblijf opphold pobyt estadia sejur пребывание pobyt bivanje boravak vistelse, uppehåll การพักอยู่ที่ใดที่หนึ่งในช่วงสั้น ๆ kalma 停留(一段時間) зупинка, перебування سکونت sự lưu lại 停留（一段时间）
stay behind
to remain in a place after others have left it They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work. agterbly يَتَخَلَّف عَن оставам zůstat blive tilbage zurückbleiben μένω πίσω, παραμένω kauemaks jääma بعد از رفتن ديگران در جايي ماندن jäädä muiden lähdettyä rester לְהִישָאֵר מְאָחוֹר दूसरों के जाने के बाद भी बने रहना zaostati, ostati straga (ott) marad tetap tinggal vera eftir rimanere 居残る 남아 있다 pasilikti palikt ilgāk par citiem tinggal achterblijven bli igjen zostawać demorar-se a rămâne în urmă оставаться zostať ostati zaostati stanna kvar ยังอยู่ต่อ gitmeyip kalmak 留在人後，留下來不走 залишатися کسی جگہ پر ٹھہرنا جبکہ دوسرے جا چکے ہوں ở lại sau 留在人后，留下来不走
stay in
to remain in one's house etc and not go out of doors I'm staying in tonight to watch television. in iemand se plek wees يَبْقى في البَيْت стоя вкъщи zůstat doma blive hjemme zu Hause bleiben μένω στο σπίτι koju jääma در خانه ماندن jäädä kotiin rester chez soi לְהִישָאֵר בַּבָּיִת घर में ही रहना ostati kod kuće benn marad tinggal di rumah halda sig heimavið rimanere (a casa) 外出しない 집에 있다, 밖에 나가지 않다 neišeiti iš namų, būti namie palikt mājās tinggal di dalam rumah binnenblijven holde seg inne/hjemme zostawać w domu, nie wychodzić em casa ficar a sta/a rămâne în casă оставаться дома zostať doma ostati doma ostati kod kuće stanna hemma (inne) ยังอยู่ภายใน evde oturmak 獃在家裡 залишатися дома, не виходити گھر کے اند رقیام کرنا không ra ngoài 呆在家里
stay out
to remain out of doors and not return to one's house etc The children mustn't stay out after 9 p.m. buite bly يَبْقى خارِج البَيْت стоя навън zůstat venku være ude draußen bleiben μένω εκτός σπιτιού väljas olema بيرون از خانه ماندن olla ulkona rester dehors לְהִישָאֵר בַּחוּץ घर से बाहर रहना ostati napolju, izvan čega kimarad tinggal di luar rumah vera úti restare fuori 外にいる būti lauke, negrįžti į namus uzkavēties ārā/ārpus mājas berada di luar buitenblijven bli ute pozostawać poza domem fora de ficar casa a nu veni acasă не возвращаться домой zostať vonku ostati zunaj ostati napolju stanna (vara) ute ยังอยู่ข้างนอก dışarda kalmak/durmak 獃在戶外 не бути вдома; бути відсутнім گھر سے باہر رہنا ở ngoài, không về nhà 呆在户外
stay put
to remain where placed Once a child can crawl, he won't stay put for long. stilsit يَبْقى في مَكانِه حَيْثُ يوضَع стоя мирно zůstat na místě blive, hvor man er sich nicht (vom Fleck) rühren μένω στην ίδια θέση paigal püsima ماندن در جاي خود pysyä paikoillaan rester tranquille לְהִישָאֵר בַּמָקוֹם स्थिर रहना, पड़ा रहना ostati na mjestu, nepromijenjen veszteg marad tetap di tempatnya halda kyrru fyrir restare fermo そのまま動かない (한곳에) 움직이지 않고 있다 pasilikti vietoje palikt uz vietas berada tetap di suatu tempat op zijn plaats blijven bli hvor en er nie ruszać się z miejsca, pozostać w miejscu ficar quieto a sta liniştit оставаться на месте zostať na mieste ostati na mestu ostati na mestu sitta (vara) still ยังอยู่ที่ durduğu yerde durmak 獃在原處不動 залишатися на місті ایک ہی جگہ پر رہنا ở nguyên một chỗ 呆在原处不动
stay up
not to go to bed The children wanted to stay up and watch television. wakker bly يَبْقى يَقِظا стоя до късно zůstat vzhůru blive oppe aufbleiben μένω ξύπνιος üleval passima, mitte magama minema بيدار ماندن valvoa veiller לְהִישָאֵר עֵר जागना bdjeti, ostati budan fenn marad tidak tidur vaka frameftir restare alzato 起きている (자지 않고) 일어나 있다 neiti miegoti neiet gulēt berjaga malam opblijven sitte oppe nie kłaść się spać de pé ficar a sta treaz не ложиться спать zostať hore bedeti ostati budan stanna uppe ไม่เข้านอน yatmamak, uyanık kalmak 不睡覺 не лягати جاگتے رہنا thức khuya 不睡觉
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