🏠stay

verb
/steɪ/

Meaning

to remain in the same place; to continue being
to remain in a particular place or state

Example Sentences

Please stay here until I return.

We decided to stay at home during the storm.

Synonyms

remain, continue, wait, linger, reside, live
Entry 1
remain, continue, wait, linger
Entry 2
remain, reside, live, linger

Antonyms

leave, go, depart, move, exit
Entry 1
leave, go, depart, move
Entry 2
leave, depart, exit

Collocations

stay home, stay calm, stay away, stay up, stay put, stay late, stay at a hotel
Entry 1
stay home, stay calm, stay away, stay up, stay put
Entry 2
stay home, stay late, stay at a hotel

More Example Sentences

How long are you staying?

I stayed there for 3 days.

I stayed there for 5 days.

I stayed there for 1 week.

I stayed there for 2 weeks.

How long are you going to stay?

I am the kind of person who needs new tasks to stay focused.

I am the kind of person who needs new roles to stay focused.

I am the kind of person who needs challenges to stay focused.

I am the kind of person who needs to solve problems to stay focused.

Related Vocabularies

To sell assets in order to pay off debts; to close a business and convert assets into cash.
to surround or enclose; to encircle
to fall down or inward suddenly; to break down completely
to choose or decide to do something instead of something else
To completely destroy or demolish something, especially a building.
to make someone or something calm or less anxious, often by using drugs

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