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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- stay :continuing or remaining in a place or state
- they had a nice stay in Paris|a lengthy hospital stay|a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
- stay :stay the same; remain in a certain state
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it|rest assured|stay alone|He remained unmoved by her tears|The bad weather continued for another week
- stay :the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the negotiations were in arrest|held them in check|during the halt he got some lunch|the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow|he spent the entire stop in his seat
- stay :stay put (in a certain place)
- We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati|Stay put in the corner here!|Stick around and you will learn something!
- stay :a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
- stay :dwell
- You can stay with me while you are in town|stay a bit longer--the day is still young
- stay :continue in a place, position, or situation
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser|Stay with me, please|despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year|She continued as deputy mayor for another year
- stay :remain behind
- I had to stay at home and watch the children