stay
stay the same; remain in a certain state
How often you will meet it
Rank 557 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 34,972 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.017% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- stay the same; remain in a certain state also: remain, rest The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry itrest assured
- stay put (in a certain place) also: stick, stick around, stay put We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to CincinnatiStay put in the corner here!
- dwell also: bide, abide You can stay with me while you are in townstay a bit longer--the day is still young
- continue in a place, position, or situation also: stay on, continue, remain After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviserStay with me, please
- remain behind I had to stay at home and watch the children
- stop or halt also: detain, delay Please stay the bloodshed!
stay in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Why dost thou stay, and turn away?
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Thou speakest true, though I would rather stay, Our duty calls, so to the hills, away!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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During my stay at Starkfield I lodged with a middle-aged widow colloquially known as Mrs. Ned Hale.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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A sufficient stay will be made here to give opportunity of visiting Ephesus, fifty miles distant by rail.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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And she said, 'Mother, don't you know you told him he could drive to see his people, and stay over Sunday?'
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1