stayed
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
An inflected form of stay · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,034 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,818 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
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!
stayed 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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That night he stayed at home and dreamed, of the West.
The Lure of the Dim Trails · B. M. Bower · Chapter 1
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As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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The morning flooded her face, the song was stayed, a great light came into her eyes.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1
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Now, if YOU had been the Prince, would you not rather have stayed with the pretty witch-maiden?
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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I'd like to have put in more time there, and we stayed best part of a week too!
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1