stay

1 عمومی:: بازداشتن‌، توقف‌، نگاه‌ داشتن‌، ماندن‌، مكث‌، توقف‌ كردن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun ADJ. lengthy, long, prolonged | brief, overnight, short, temporary | indefinite | 3-week, 3-weeks', week-long, etc. | comfortable, enjoyable, pleasant | hospital In recent years the average hospital stay for elderly patients has decreased. VERB + STAY enjoy Did you enjoy your stay in Prague? | shorten | extend, prolong She has extended her stay by three days. PREP. during a/the ~ We did a lot of walking during our stay. | throughout a/the ~ It poured with rain throughout their stay. PHRASES the duration/length of (your) stay,   verb ADV. behind, on Alex stayed behind when the others had gone. She failed her exam, and had to stay on at school for another year. | on My hat won't stay on! | (at) home, indoors financial incentives for women to stay at home with their children | away | here, there | late I'm staying late at the office tonight. | overnight | indefinitely We can't stay here indefinitely. VERB + STAY can/can't, could/couldn't I just couldn't stay away. | want to | decide to | be going to, intend to | let sb Won't you let me stay? | ask sb to, beg sb to, plead with sb to | persuade sb to PREP. for We ended up staying for lunch. | till/until I'm going to stay until tomorrow. | with ‘Stay with me, ’ he pleaded.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: stay to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time: • Stay where you are and don’t move. • John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours. remain formal to stay somewhere. In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay , because it sounds more formal: • Some 2,000 protesters remained outside the building and refused to leave. • The judge recommended that he remain in jail for the rest of his life. linger to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone or something: • He lingered outside the lecture hall, hoping for a chance to talk to her. • There are plenty of small cafés where you can linger over a cappuccino. loiter to stay in a place not doing anything – used when you think someone is waiting for the chance to do something bad or illegal: • The two men had been seen loitering in the area on the day that the car was stolen. hang around informal to stay somewhere not doing anything: • There are gangs of boys hanging around on street corners. • I don’t mind hanging around for a few minutes. • The boss doesn’t like being kept hanging around. stick around informal to stay in the same place or situation for a period of time, especially while you are waiting for something to happen or someone to arrive: • I decided to stick around and see how it all turned out. • Make up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever.

Longman-Thesaurus

3 general:: stay up to go to bed later than usual • We stayed up (late) to watch a film., stay on to continue to be in a place, job or school after the other people who were with you have left • Gill decided to stay on at university to do further research. • We asked him to stay on as youth leader for another year., stay behind to not leave a place when other people leave • I stayed behind after class., stay out [ usually + adv/prep ] to not come home at night, or to go home late • Our cat usually stays out at night. • My mum won't let me stay out late., stay out of sth to not become involved in an argument or discussion • It's better to stay out of their arguments. • You don't know anything about this, so just stay out of it !, stay in to stay in your home • Let's stay in tonight and watch a video.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

4 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with STAY, Also see HERE TO STAY; (STAY) IN TOUCH; (STAY ON ONE'S) RIGHT SIDE; SHOULD HAVE STOOD (STAYED) IN BED; STICK (STAY) WITH.

American Heritage Idioms

5 general:: verb remain: We shall stay in the city for a week.

Simple Definitions

6 general:: stay ADJECTIVES/NOUN + stay a long stay • During his long stay in the south, he painted only one portrait. a short/brief stay • No visa is required for short stays. an overnight stay • Business trips may involve an overnight stay. a pleasant/enjoyable stay • Our driver said goodbye and wished us a pleasant stay. a hospital stay ( also a stay in hospital British English , a stay in the hospital American English ) • Sally is back at work after a short stay in hospital. verbs have a nice/pleasant etc stay • We hope you have a pleasant stay. extend/prolong your stay (= stay longer ) • He could not be persuaded to extend his stay.

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