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- pronunciation:
- steI
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
stays, staying, stayed |
| definition 1: |
to spend time in a place.
She stayed at home for too long.- synonyms:
- remain
- antonyms:
- leave
- similar words:
- abide, live, loaf, run, settle, tarry, wait
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| definition 2: |
to continue spending time in a place or with a group.
Stay with us a few more minutes.- synonyms:
- abide, remain
- antonyms:
- go, leave
- similar words:
- bide, continue, hang around, linger, loiter, tarry, visit
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| definition 3: |
to reside on a temporary basis.
We stayed in town for six months.- synonyms:
- sojourn
- similar words:
- abide, billet, camp, dwell, live, lodge, quarter, remain, reside, room, run, visit
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| definition 4: |
to be a guest or lodger.
We will stay at this hotel.- synonyms:
- lodge, room
- similar words:
- abide, bunk, quarter, sleep, visit
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| definition 5: |
to remain in a particular condition or state.
She stayed healthy.- synonyms:
- remain
- antonyms:
- alter
- similar words:
- abide, bide, continue, dwell, endure, hold, keep, last, rest
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| related words: |
cabin, deposit, keep, pause, persist, rest, stand, stick, stop |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to stop or wait; halt.
- synonyms:
- halt, stop
- antonyms:
- advance
- similar words:
- arrest, block, check, delay, detain, foil, hinder, impede, kill, obstruct, stem, suspend, thwart
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| definition 2: |
to detain from action; restrain.
- synonyms:
- hold, restrain
- similar words:
- bind, constrain, control, curb, delay, detain, inhibit, rein in, stifle, suppress, withhold
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| definition 3: |
to appease temporarily or curb.
She managed to stay her hunger.- synonyms:
- curb, pacify
- similar words:
- allay, alleviate, appease, mitigate, quell, quiet, relieve, restrain, satisfy
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| definition 4: |
to remain for the period of.
She stayed five days at our house.- similar words:
- loaf away
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| related words: |
adjourn, circumscribe, defer, discontinue, keep, prohibit, rest, stop, visit, wait |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of halting, being halted, or coming to a halt.
- synonyms:
- halt, stop
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| definition 2: |
a visit or temporary period of residence.
Our stay in the city was short.- synonyms:
- sojourn, visit
- similar words:
- abode, residence
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| definition 3: |
a temporary suspension of a legal proceeding.
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| related words: |
arrest, call, check, obstruction, wait |
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