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Meanings of stay in English

Catalan
parada
Spanish
detención
Wikidata

The state of inactivity following an interruption.

parada
Portuguese
estar
Catalan
quedar-se
Spanish
permanecer

Stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"

estar
Portuguese
albergar
Catalan
seguir
Spanish
seguir

To stay the same; to remain in a certain state.

albergar
Catalan
resistir
Spanish
resistir

Hang on during a trial of endurance.

resistir
Usage of stay in English
1
The best way to move forward is to simply stay on course.
Disciple of the dog
2
Egyptian state media said the IMF team would stay for several days.
Reuters
3
He said the move would likely help children stay in sport longer.
Radio NZ
4
Read more: 917 new coronavirus deaths as UK told to stay home
BBC
5
Well, you certainly can't stay here an hour longer than absolutely necessary.
The bourne ultimatum
6
Compensation to landholders, however, will stay at four times the market price.
Reuters
7
For a start, he decided he would stay home from work today.
Revolutionary Road
8
I hope you'll understand if I ask you not to stay long.
Biggie and the devil diet
9
He would stay in this work camp for days-evenweeks if necessary.
Layover in dubai
10
I want to ask you: do you really want to stay behind?
Cities in Flight
11
I thought for a moment, and then said, Of course I'll stay.
Stiltsville: a novel
12
However, he said it was important to stay strong in your faith.
News.com.au
13
However the increase may mean limits on low-deposit lending stay for longer.
Radio NZ
14
So far so good, but don't expect it to stay that way.
Fine things
15
I plan to stay independent as long as possible, said Mrs. Kobayashi.
The favorites: a novel
16
But even this far north, the weather doesn't stay cold all year.
Wired
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Stay through the time
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Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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