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Word: Stay
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French estai-, stem of Old French ester, from Latin stare ‘to stand’; in the sense ‘support’ (stay (sense 5 of the verb) and stay (sense 3 of the noun)), partly from Old French estaye (noun), estayer (verb), of Germanic origin
steɪ
remain in the same place
Short Definition:remain in same place
Examples:- you stay here and I'll be back soon
- Jenny decided to stay at home with their young child
- he stayed with the firm as a consultant
remain in a specified state or position
Short Definition:remain in specified state or position
Examples:- her ability to stay calm
- tactics used to stay in power
- I managed to stay out of trouble
(of a person) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest
Short Definition:live somewhere temporarily as visitor or guest
Examples:- the girls had gone to stay with friends
- Minton invited him to stay the night
stop, delay, or prevent (something), in particular suspend or postpone (judicial proceedings) or refrain from pressing (charges)
Short Definition:stop, delay, or prevent
Examples:- there are some cases the Crown feels so serious they don't want to stay the charges
support or prop up
Short Definition:support or prop up
Examples:- it did not matter to you whether the building was stayed up or not?
Word: Stay
Speech Type: Noun
steɪ
a period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest
Short Definition:period of staying somewhere
Examples:- an overnight stay at a luxury hotel
a curb or check
Short Definition:curb or check
Examples:- there is likely to be a good public library as a stay against boredom
a device used as a brace or support.
Short Definition:device used as brace or support
power of endurance
Short Definition:power of endurance
Examples:- some men are always great at beginnings; but they have no stay in them
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