stay

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[ stey ]
/ steɪ /
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verb (used without object), stayed or staid, stay·ing.

verb (used with object), stayed or staid, stay·ing.

noun

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Idioms for stay

    stay the course, to persevere; endure to completion.

Origin of stay

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1400–50; late Middle English staien < Anglo-French estaier, Old French estai-, stem of ester < Latin stāre to stand

Words nearby stay

stave off, staves, stavesacre, stavropol, staw, stay, stay out, stay over, stay put, stay stitching, stay the course
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Words related to stay with

frequent, play, hit, inspect, see, tour, call, talk, bedevil, annoy, terrorize, permeate, frighten, besiege, appall, pervade, beset, torment, worry, plague

British Dictionary definitions for stay with (1 of 3)

stay1
/ (steɪ) /

verb

noun

See also stay out

Word Origin for stay

C15 staien, from Anglo-French estaier, to stay, from Old French ester to stay, from Latin stāre to stand

British Dictionary definitions for stay with (2 of 3)

stay2
/ (steɪ) /

noun

anything that supports or steadies, such as a prop or buttress
a thin strip of metal, plastic, bone, etc, used to stiffen corsets, etc

verb (tr) archaic

(often foll by up) to prop or hold
(often foll by up) to comfort or sustain
(foll by on or upon) to cause to rely or depend
See also stays (def. 1)

Word Origin for stay

C16: from Old French estaye, of Germanic origin; compare stay ³

British Dictionary definitions for stay with (3 of 3)

stay3
/ (steɪ) /

noun

a rope, cable, or chain, usually one of a set, used for bracing uprights, such as masts, funnels, flagpoles, chimneys, etc; guySee also stays (def. 2), stays (def. 3)

Word Origin for stay

Old English stæg; related to Old Norse stag, Middle Low German stach, Norwegian stagle wooden post
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Idioms and Phrases with stay with (1 of 2)

stay with
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Remain in one's mind or memory, as in That song has stayed with me all these years. [Late 1500s]

2

Keep up with; also, concentrate on, continue with. For example, The runner from Kenya stayed with Mark almost to the finish line, or She has an amazing talent for staying with a problem. [Late 1800s] Also see stick with.

Idioms and Phrases with stay with (2 of 2)

stay
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