stay
stay
(steɪ )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense stays , present participle staying , past tense, past participle stayed
1. verb
If you stay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave.
'Stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.'. [VERB adverb/preposition]
In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money. [VERB adverb/preposition]
2. verb
If you stay in a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time.
Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan. [VERB preposition/adverb]
He tried to stay a few months every year in Scotland. [VERB noun]
3. link verb
If someone or something stays in a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it.
The Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy to stay ahead'. [VERB adverb/preposition]
...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy. [VERB adjective]
Nothing stays the same for long. [VERB adjective]
[Also VERB noun]4. verb
5. verb
If you stay out of something, you do not get involved in it.
In the past, the U.N. has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in. [VERB + of]
After months of staying well out of the problem, Washington has expressed a willingness to help find a solution. [V out of n]
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