Stay

Quick meaning: Stay is a verb meaning (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.

Meaning

(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
2. (transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
3. (transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
4. (transitive) To stop or delay something.
5. (transitive) To hold the attention of.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
7. (transitive, obsolete) To wait for; await.

Example Sentences

Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.

Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first,

Promise me you'll always stay/remain my little prince.

We stayed in Hawaii for a week. I can only stay for an hour.

Word Forms

• stays
• staying
• stayed
• staid
• stayest
• stayedst
• stayeth
• stayer

Synonyms for stay

Depending on context, synonyms include bear, uphold, curb, repress, stifle, cancel.

Antonyms for stay

Common opposites include change, move, depart, quit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bide, abide, continue, persist, remain, detain.

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