Stay  To Or  Stayed Verb  A Place  The

stay

I

 \\ˈstā\\ noun1. a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast
2. 

guy

 I

II

verbtransitive verb
1. to secure upright with or as if with stays
2. to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays
intransitive verb
: to go about : 

III

verb
(stayed  \\ˈstād \\ ; also staid  \\ˈstād\\ ; stay·ing)intransitive verb
1. to stop going forward : 

pause

2. to stop doing something : 

cease

3. to continue in a place or condition : 

remain

    stayed up all night
    went for a short vacation but stayed on for weeks
    stay put till I come back
4. to stand firm
5. to take up residence : 

lodge

6. to keep even in a contest or rivalry
    stay with the leaders
7. to call a poker bet without raising
8. obsolete : to be in waiting or attendance
transitive verb
1. to wait for : 

await

2. to stick or remain with (as a race or trial of endurance) to the end — usually used in the phrase stay the course
3. to remain during
    stayed the whole time
4.
  a. to stop or delay the proceeding or advance of by or as if by interposing an obstacle : 

halt

      stay an execution
  b. to check the course of (as a disease)
  c. 

allay

, 

pacify

      stayed tempers
  d. to quiet the hunger of temporarily
Synonyms: see 

IV

noun1.
  a. the action of halting : the state of being stopped
  b. a stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or executive order
2. obsolete : , 
3. a residence or sojourn in a place
4. capacity for endurance

V

noun1. one that serves as a prop : 

support

2. a thin firm strip (as of plastic) used for stiffening a garment or part (as a shirt collar)
3. a corset stiffened with bones — usually used in plural

VI

transitive verb1. to provide physical or moral support for : 

sustain

2. to fix on something as a foundation

stay
 1.
  stay (v.) "to remain," 1440, from M.Fr. estai-, stem of ester "to stay or stand," from O.Fr., from L. stare "to stand" (cf. It. stare, Sp. estar "to stand, to be"), from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally "come to a halt;" sense of "remain" is first recorded 1575. Noun senses of "appliance for stopping," "period of remaining in a place," and (judicial) "suspension of proceeding" all developed 1525-1550. Stay-at-home (adj.) is from 1806. Stay put is first recorded 1843, Amer.Eng. Phrase stay the course is originally (1885) in ref. to horses holding out till the end of a race.
 2.
  stay (n.1) "support, prop, brace," c.1515, from M.Fr. estaie "piece of wood used as a support," perhaps from Frank. *staka "support," from P.Gmc. *stagaz (cf. M.Du. stake "stick," O.E. steli "steel" stæg "rope used to support a mast"), from PIE *stak- (see stay (n.2)). If not, then from the root of stay (v.). Stays "laced underbodice" is attested from 1608.
 3.
  stay (n.2) "strong rope which supports a ship's mast," from O.E. stæg, from P.Gmc. *stagan (cf. Du. stag, Low Ger. stach, Ger. Stag, O.N. stag), from PIE *stak-, ult. an extended form of base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). The verb meaning "secure or steady with stays" is first recorded 1627.

☞ stay
stay / stei /verb1. to continue to be in a particular place for a period of time without moving away
   停留；待:
  ▪ [V]
   to stay in bed
   待在床上
   'Do you want a drink?' 'No, thanks, I can't stay.'
   "你要不要喝一杯？" "不,谢谢,我不能久待。"
   Stay there and don't move!
   待在那儿别动！
   We ended up staying for lunch.
   我们最终还是留了下来吃午饭。
   She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young.
   孩子们小的时候,她没出去上班。
   I'm staying late at the office tonight.
   今晚我要在办公室待到很晚。
   My hat won't stay on!
   我的帽子怎么都戴不住！
   Can you stay behind after the others have gone and help me clear up?
   你能不能等别人走后留下来帮我收拾收拾？
   We stayed to see what would happen.
   我们留下来看有什么情况。
  ▪ [V -ing]
   They stayed talking until well into the night.
   他们待在那儿一直谈到深夜。2. to continue to be in a particular state or situation
   保持；继续是
   SYN  

remain

 :
  ▪ [V-ADJ]
   He never stays angry for long.
   他生气时间从来不会长。
   I can't stay awake any longer.
   我瞌睡得再也熬不住了。
   The store stays open until late on Thursdays.
   这商店每星期四都会开到很晚。
  ▪ [V +adv. / prep.]
   I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship).
   我不知道他们为什么还在一起。
   Inflation stayed below 4% last month.
   上月的通货膨胀率保持在 4% 以下。
  ▪ [V-N]
   We promised to stay friends for ever.
   我们约定永远做朋友。
3. [V] to live in a place temporarily as a guest or visitor
   暂住；逗留:
   We found out we were staying in the same hotel.
   我们发现我们住在同一家旅馆里。
   My sister's coming to stay next week.
   下星期我妹妹要来住几天。
   He's staying with friends this weekend.
   这个周末他要和几个朋友一起过。
   I stayed three nights at my cousin's house.
   我在我表兄家住了三夜。 IDIOMS 
▪ be here to 'stay | have come to 'stay
   to be accepted or used by most people and therefore a permanent part of our lives
   为多数人所接受；得到普遍认可:
   It looks like televised trials are here to stay.
   看来电视直播审判成了一种风气。
▪ stay!
   used to tell a dog not to move
   (叫狗)别动
▪ stay the 'course
   to continue doing sth until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult
   坚持到底:
   Very few of the trainees have stayed the course.
   极少受训者坚持到底了。
▪ stay your 'hand    (old-fashioned or literary) to stop yourself from doing sth; to prevent you from doing sth
   住手；不做(某事)
▪ stay the 'night
(especially BrE)
   to sleep at sb's house for one night
   过夜:
   You can always stay the night at our house.
   你什么时候来都可以住在我们家。
▪ stay 'put    (informal) if sb / sth stays put, they continue to be in the place where they are or where they have been put
   待在原地；留在原处
⇨ more at 

clear

 adv., 

loose

 adj.
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ 7stay a'round (informal)
   to not leave somewhere
   待着不走；不离开:
   I'll stay around in case you need me.
   我就待在这儿,也许你用得着我。
▪ 7stay a'way (from sb / sth)
   to not go near a particular person or place
   离开,不接近(某人)；不去(某处):
   I want you to stay away from my daughter.
   我要你离我女儿远远的。
▪ 7stay 'in
   to not go out or to remain indoors
   不外出；待在室内:
   I feel like staying in tonight.
   今晚我想待在家里。
▪ 7stay 'on
   to continue studying, working, etc. somewhere for longer than expected or after other people have left
   留下来继续(学习、工作等)
▪ 7stay 'out
1. to continue to be outdoors or away from your house at night
   待在户外；不在家；(晚上)不回家
2. (of workers 工人) to continue to be on strike
   继续罢工
▪ 7stay 'out of sth
1. to not become involved in sth that does not concern you
   不介入；不干预
2. to avoid sth
   避开；远离:
   to stay out of trouble
   避免惹麻烦
▪ 7stay 'over
   to sleep at sb's house for one night
   过夜
▪ 7stay 'up
   to go to bed later than usual
   深夜不睡；熬夜:
   You've got school tomorrow. I don't want you staying up late.
   你明天要上学。我不想让你熬夜。noun1. a period of staying; a visit
   停留；逗留(时间)；作客:
   I enjoyed my stay in Prague.
   我在布拉格逗留期间过得很开心。
   an overnight stay
   留下过夜
2. a rope or wire that supports a ship's 

mast

 , a pole, etc.
   (船桅的)支索；(杆子等的)牵索,撑条
⇨ see also 

mainstay

▪ a 7stay of exe'cution
(law 律)
   a delay in following the order of a court
   缓期执行:
   to grant a stay of execution
   准予缓期执行

stay noun

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stay verb
    

stay
I. \ˈstā\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English stey, stay, from Old English stæg; akin to Middle Low German stach rope, stay, Old Norse stag stay, German dialect (Alemannic) stagen to get stiff, Old English stēle, stȳle steel — more at 
1. : a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast by being extended forward from the head of one mast down to some other or to some part of the ship : a fore-and-aft stay — compare ; see  illustration
2.
 a. : a guy rope
 b. : a tie piece to hold parts together or to contribute stiffness in engineering construction — compare 
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II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to fasten or secure (as a smokestack) with or as if with stays
2.
 a. : to bring (a ship) about on the other tack
 b. : to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays and backstays
intransitive verb
: to go about :  — used of a ship
III. verb
(stayed \-ād\ ; or staid \“\ ; or nonstandard stood \ˈstu̇d\ ; stayed or staid or nonstandard stood ; staying ; stays)
Etymology: Middle English steyen, from Middle French estei-, estai-, stem of ester to stand, stop, stay, from Latin stare to stand — more at 
intransitive verb
1. : to halt an advance : stop going forward : 
 < if he paused here at all, he didn't stay to found a city — Green Peyton >
2. : to stop doing something :  — often used with from
3. : to reach an end : become stopped — used of a process or action
4.
 a. : to remain somewhere or with someone rather than proceed or leave
  < stay with us until the bridge is repaired — Victor Canning >
  — often used with on
  < proposed a brief visit but stayed on for months >
 b. : to continue in a place or condition : remain unmoved or unaltered
  < the instrument staid in tune for a greater period of time — A.E.Wier >
 c.
  (1) : to remain in the stomach — often used with down
   < couldn't make spicy foods stay down >
  (2) : to satisfy appetite substantially — used of food
5. : to stand firm : hold steadfast
6. : to take up or maintain residence : , , 
 < stayed overnight at a waterfront hotel >
 < stayed with friends all along his route >
7. obsolete : to wait quietly or passively
8. obsolete : to become deferred or kept waiting : become postponed
9. obsolete : , , 
10. : to keep even in a contest or rivalry — used with with
 < was supremely confident that no rival could stay with him — Allison Danzig & Joe King >
11. : to call a poker bet without raising — often used with in
12. obsolete : to be in waiting or attendance
13.
 a. : to remain in order to wait
  < stayed neither for time nor tide >
  < stayed for me after the dinner >
 b. : to remain in order to share or participate — used with for
  < urged them to stay for tea >
transitive verb
1. : to wait for : , 
 < I will not stay thy questions — Shakespeare >
2. : to last out (a race, contest, or trial of endurance) : hold out for the extent or duration of : 
 < should not be troubled to stay the mile and a half — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
 < we may not be able to stay the course against moderately efficient tyranny — Times Literary Supplement >
3. : to remain during : assist at : participate in
 < she stayed the sacrament — Jane Austen >
4. : to stop the progress or advance of : hold from proceeding : , , , 
 < the huge man in the red shirt stayed his cudgel — Michael Arlen >
 < do something to stay bloodshed — Charles Dickens >
 < might have stayed the ruinous rise in prices — E.H.Youngman >
5. archaic : to take or hold prisoner
6. : to stop or keep something from moving : hold motionless : 
7.
 a. : to prevent, block, or stop from an action or proceeding : hold back
  < there is nothing here … to stay us in our flight — Virginia Woolf >
 b. : to stop or suspend the effect or progress of by judicial proceedings or executive mandate
  < the court of appeals stayed the order >
  < denied a motion by counsel to stay the annual meeting >
 c. archaic : to cease from (an action, motion, or process)
8. : to check the course of (a disease or an evil influence) : 
 < that the plague may be stayed from the people — 1 Chron 21:22 (Authorized Version) >
9. : , , 
 < stayed the civil war >
10. : to quiet the hunger of temporarily : appease the pangs of appetite of : 
 < a glass of milk stayed me until meal time >
 < offered him a snack to stay his stomach >
Synonyms:
 , , , , : , the most general of these verbs, suggests a continuance in one place for an appreciable time, often as, or in the manner of a visitor or guest
  < stay at a hotel for a week >
  < stayed for the evening meal — Sherwood Anderson >
  < the itinerant weaver and the household loom stayed on in the smaller communities until late in the nineteenth century — American Guide Series: Michigan >
   can add the idea of staying after the time of expected departure or a reasonable occasion for departure
  < the others left but the officer remained for an hour more >
  < went to Europe in the spring of 1806, remaining over a year — M.H.Thomas >
  < no permanent ice remains, but snowbanks persist in places — Gladys Wrigley >
  < in earlier geological periods these were gigantic ranges; today only a few precipitous slopes remain — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  < piles of stones remain to indicate the site of the mission's gristmill — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
   implies an event in the future, immediate or distant, for which one stays in anticipation
  < wait for the guests to depart >
  < if we were to wait for the scientists to reach conclusions conducive to certitude, we would have a long wait — L.A.Foley >
  < when a man disregards current conventions he must wait for the future — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
   signifies to stay for considerable time, suggesting long residence or a patient waiting or sometimes the staying of one who has found a place of respite or repose and has no immediate intention of leaving
  < he must get out alone … into the wilderness and abide there hunting till he had built up his strength and regained his pride — Stuart Cloete >
  < here she was forced to abide — Thomas Hardy >
  < the foundation of a culture whose influence will abide while the world stands — Edward Clodd >
   and  both suggest a remaining or staying on in one place by a delaying of departure or of expected procedure in a given direction as from fondness for the place or situation or its concomitants or from uncertainty or recalcitrance
  < the less casual visitor, with time to linger, senses the charm of the old church — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < a young American who is lingering in Europe after the First World War — B.R.Redman >
  < she lingered for a few moments to talk with him — Sherwood Anderson >
  < numerous legends linger around this old dwelling — American Guide Series: Connecticut >
  < they did not tarry in the little settlement but sailed up the Ashley river, and chose a site 18 miles above the town — L.H.Beck >
  < that night after the guests had tarried long over their tea … the woman still lingered behind the stove — Pearl Buck >
Synonym: see in addition , .
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IV. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : a bringing to a stop : the action of halting : the state of being stopped : 
 b. : a stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or executive order
  < was asked to grant a stay of execution — New York Times >
 c. : the cessation of motion, progression, or action : a coming to a halt
  < pressed forward without stop or stay >
 d. obsolete : something that causes a stop : , , 
2. obsolete : , 
3. obsolete : a time of waiting or delay : , 
4. : a temporary residence or sojourn : a period of abode
 < an extended holiday lengthened itself into a stay of 16 years — J.T.Ellis >
5. : capacity for endurance : 
6. : a fixed or stationary condition : a state without motion forward or back : 
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French estaie, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch staen to stand, Old High German stān, stēn — more at 
1.
 a. : something that serves as a prop : , 
  < special lid stays and pneumatic dampers hold the lid open — National Stamp News >
 b. : someone or something that supports or helps : an object of reliance
  < in this kingdom of illusions we grope eagerly for stays and foundations — R.W.Emerson >
  < this great valiant class, the stay of domestic England — Bernardine Kielty >
2.
 a. : a corset stiffened with bones and especially made in two pieces and laced together — usually used in plural
 b. : the bones so used — usually used in plural
3. : a series of plain or fancy stitches or a piece of cloth sewn into a garment for reinforcing points of strain, controlling fullness, or preventing stretching
4. : a corner reinforcement in a rigid paper box
VI. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: partly from Middle French estaier, from estaie, n.; partly from stay (V)
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to hold up or provide support for : , 
  < a hand on her uncle's chair to stay herself from falling — George Meredith >
 b. : to provide moral support for : , 
  < turned from the man whose friendship had stayed him — Winston Churchill >
2. : to fix on as a foundation : , 
 < all my trust on thee is stayed — Charles Wesley >
3. : to reinforce or strengthen with stays or supports of various kinds: as
 a. : to sew stays into (as a corset)
 b. : to reinforce (weak fur pelts) with fabric on the leather side
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to be upheld : ,  — used with on or upon
2. obsolete : to place reliance or confidence : show trust :  — used with on or upon
Synonyms: see 

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