English

Detailed Synonyms for stay in English

stay:

to stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)

  1. to stay
    to stay; stay the same
  2. to stay
    to live; to reside; to stay; to lodge; to be established; to have one's seat
    • live verb (lives, lived, living)
    • reside verb (resides, resided, residing)
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
    • lodge verb (lodges, lodged, lodging)
    • be established verb (is established, being established)
    • have one's seat verb (has one's seat, had one's seat, having one's seat)
  3. to stay
    to stay; to linger; to sojourn; to loiter
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • sojourn verb (sojourns, sojourned, sojourning)
    • loiter verb (loiters, loitered, loitering)
  4. to stay
    to stay over; to spend the night; to stay
    • stay over verb (stays over, stayed over, staying over)
    • spend the night verb (spends the night, spent the night, spending the night)
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
  5. to stay
    – continue in a place, position, or situation 1
    to remain; to stay
    – continue in a place, position, or situation 1
    • remain verb (remains, remained, remaining)
      • despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser1
    to last; to continue
    • last verb (lasts, lasted, lasting)
    • continue verb (continues, continued, continuing)
  6. to stay
    – continue in a place, position, or situation 1
    to remain; to stay; to continue; to stay on
    – continue in a place, position, or situation 1
    • remain verb (remains, remained, remaining)
      • despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser1
    • continue verb (continues, continued, continuing)
      • She continued as deputy mayor for another year1
    • stay on verb (stays on, stayed on, staying on)
  7. to stay
    – stay the same; remain in a certain state 1
    to remain; to stay; to rest
    – stay the same; remain in a certain state 1
    • remain verb (remains, remained, remaining)
      • The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it1
      • He remained unmoved by her tears1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • stay alone1
    • rest verb (rests, rested, resting)
      • rest assured1
  8. to stay
    – stop or halt 1
    to delay; to stay; to detain
    – stop or halt 1
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • Please stay the bloodshed!1
    • detain verb (detains, detained, detaining)
  9. to stay
    – overcome or allay 1
    to stay; to appease; to quell
    – overcome or allay 1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
    • appease verb (appeases, appeased, appeasing)
    • quell verb (quells, quelled, quelling)
      • quell my hunger1
  10. to stay
    – fasten with stays 1
    to stay
    – fasten with stays 1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
  11. to stay
    – stay put (in a certain place) 1
    to stick; to stay; to stay put; stick around
    – stay put (in a certain place) 1
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati1
    • stay put verb (stays put, stayed put, staying put)
  12. to stay
    – remain behind 1
    to stay
    – remain behind 1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • I had to stay at home and watch the children1
  13. to stay
    – stop a judicial process 1
    to stay
    – stop a judicial process 1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • The judge stayed the execution order1
  14. to stay
    – hang on during a trial of endurance 1
    to stay; ride out; outride; last out
    – hang on during a trial of endurance 1
  15. to stay
    – dwell 1
    to stay; to abide; bide
    – dwell 1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • You can stay with me while you are in town1
      • stay a bit longer--the day is still young1
    • abide verb (abides, abided, abiding)
    • bide verb
  16. to stay
    – stay behind 1
    to remain; to stay; to persist
    – stay behind 1
    • remain verb (remains, remained, remaining)
      • The hostility remained long after they made up1
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • The smell stayed in the room1
    • persist verb (persists, persisted, persisting)

Conjugations for stay:

present
  1. stay
  2. stay
  3. stays
  4. stay
  5. stay
  6. stay
simple past
  1. stayed
  2. stayed
  3. stayed
  4. stayed
  5. stayed
  6. stayed
present perfect
  1. have stayed
  2. have stayed
  3. has stayed
  4. have stayed
  5. have stayed
  6. have stayed
past continuous
  1. was staying
  2. were staying
  3. was staying
  4. were staying
  5. were staying
  6. were staying
future
  1. shall stay
  2. will stay
  3. will stay
  4. shall stay
  5. will stay
  6. will stay
continuous present
  1. am staying
  2. are staying
  3. is staying
  4. are staying
  5. are staying
  6. are staying
subjunctive
  1. be stayed
  2. be stayed
  3. be stayed
  4. be stayed
  5. be stayed
  6. be stayed
diverse
  1. stay!
  2. let's stay!
  3. stayed
  4. staying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

stay [the ~] noun

  1. the stay
    the encouragement; the stimulation; the encouraging; the support; the cheers; the urging; the urging on; the help; the stay; the switching on; the putting on; the turning up; the turning on
  2. the stay
    – continuing or remaining in a place or state 1
    the stay
    – continuing or remaining in a place or state 1
    • stay [the ~] noun
      • they had a nice stay in Paris1
      • a lengthy hospital stay1
      • a four-month stay in bankruptcy court1
  3. the stay
    – (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar 1
    the stay
    – (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar 1
  4. the stay
    – a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) 1
    the stay
    – a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) 1
  5. the stay
    – a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted 1
    the stay
    – a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted 1
    • stay [the ~] noun
      • the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court1
  6. the stay
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    the check; the stay; the stop; the hitch; the arrest; the halt; the stoppage
    – the state of inactivity following an interruption 1
    • check [the ~] noun
      • held them in check1
    • stay [the ~] noun
      • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow1
    • stop [the ~] noun
      • he spent the entire stop in his seat1
    • hitch [the ~] noun
    • arrest [the ~] noun
      • the negotiations were in arrest1
    • halt [the ~] noun
      • during the halt he got some lunch1
    • stoppage [the ~] noun

stay

  1. stay
  2. stay

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Related Definitions for "stay":

  1. continuing or remaining in a place or state1
    • they had a nice stay in Paris1
    • a lengthy hospital stay1
    • a four-month stay in bankruptcy court1
  2. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar1
  3. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)1
  4. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted1
    • the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court1
  5. the state of inactivity following an interruption1
    • the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow1
  6. stay the same; remain in a certain state1
    • stay alone1
  7. stop or halt1
    • Please stay the bloodshed!1
  8. overcome or allay1
  9. fasten with stays1
  10. stay put (in a certain place)1
    • We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati1
  11. remain behind1
    • I had to stay at home and watch the children1
  12. stop a judicial process1
    • The judge stayed the execution order1
  13. hang on during a trial of endurance1
  14. dwell1
    • You can stay with me while you are in town1
    • stay a bit longer--the day is still young1
  15. continue in a place, position, or situation1
    • After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser1
  16. stay behind1
    • The smell stayed in the room1

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