āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to stay
01
āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to remain in a particular place
Intransitive: to stay | to stay sometime | to stay somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dog is trained to stay in one spot until given a command to move.
āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to live somewhere for a short time, especially as a guest or visitor
Intransitive: to stay somewhere | to stay with sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'm staying at a friend's apartment while I'm in town for the conference.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāύāĻĢāĻžāϰā§āύā§āϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
03
āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to continue to be in a particular condition or state
Linking Verb: to stay in a specific manner | to stay [adj]
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The document needs to stay confidential until the official release.
āĻĻāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The defense filed a motion to stay the execution of the sentence.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Stay your thoughts until you've heard the whole story.
āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āύ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϝāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āύā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soothing music helped stay her nervousness before the presentation.
āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.3
āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to provide temporary relief from hunger
Transitive: to stay one's hunger
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A quick snack helped to stay the hunger until dinner.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āύāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05
āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
to offer assistance or encouragement to someone in need
Transitive: to stay sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The community rallied to stay the family during their time of need.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The braces were installed to stay the structure after the earthquake.
āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϰā§āϏāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāύāϏā§āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to stabilize or hold a mast in place using ropes, wires, or other supportive devices
Transitive: to stay a mast
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old ship 's mast was stayed with steel cables to prevent any movement.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01
āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
a duration during which someone remains in a place
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her brief stay in Paris was filled with sightseeing and shopping.
āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stay in the production line caused significant delays in shipment.
āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧠āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new community center serves as a stay against youth delinquency in the area.
āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āĻŦ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
04
āϏā§āĻĨāĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ, āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ
a legal order that temporarily halts proceedings or actions
Specialized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company obtained a stay, preventing the lawsuit from moving forward for now.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĨāĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āϝāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
a thin, rigid strip made of material such as metal, plastic, or bone, used to reinforce parts of clothing, such as shirt collars or corsets, to maintain their shape
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt more comfortable after removing the stays from her dress.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻā§ āϏāϰāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many women found comfort in a stay, even if they were considered restrictive.
āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§-āĻ āϏāĻžāύā§āϤā§āĻŦāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύ, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The marathon required incredible physical and mental stay from all participants.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĨāύ āϏāĻāϞ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϝ āĻļāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Without the support of the main stay, the ship's mast would have collapsed in the high winds.
āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϏā§āĻā§-āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧠āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stay snapped, causing the pole to lean dangerously to one side.
āϏā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞ, āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšā§āϞ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
7.2
āϏā§āĻā§, āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āϤāĻžāϰ
a wire or cable that supports the structure of an aircraft
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pilot noticed a problem with the stay and reported it before takeoff.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞāĻ āϏā§āĻā§-āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ
āĻĢā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
01
āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§, āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§
used to tell someone to stop for a moment, often in a poetic or dramatic way
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Stay, for I have not yet given you my answer.
āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
overstay
stayer
stay
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