How to pronounce “stay”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
• (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
• (transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
• (transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
• (transitive) To stop or delay something.
• (transitive) To hold the attention of. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
• (transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
• (transitive, obsolete) To wait for; await.
• (transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
• (intransitive, obsolete) To rest; depend; rely.
• (intransitive, obsolete) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
• (intransitive, archaic) To come to an end; cease.
• (intransitive, archaic) To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
• (intransitive, dated) To make a stand; to stand firm.
• (intransitive) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
• (intransitive, obsolete) To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
• (intransitive, obsolete, used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
• (intransitive, Scotland, South Africa, India, Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Singapore, colloquial) To live; reside.
• [Noun]
• Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
• (law) A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
• (archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
• A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
• (nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
• Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
• (obsolete) Hindrance; let; check.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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