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rank|ancient|parts|getting|675|stay|months|grew|boys

Pronunciation
AHD|st�, IPA|/steɪ/, SAMPA|/steI/
audio|en-us-stay.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-eɪ|Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To remain in a particular place.

#: We stayed in Hawaii for a week.
#: I can only stay for an hour.

1. intransitive To continue to have a particular quality.

#: Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.

1. transitive To postpone.

#: The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.

Translations
trans-top|To remain in a particular place
Dutch: blijven, verblijven
Finnish: viipyä, jäädä, pysyä
French: rester
German: sich aufhalten, bleiben
Italian: restare, rimanere
trans-mid
Lithuanian: pasilikti
Portuguese: ficar, permanecer
Russian: о��ава����/о��а���� (ostavát's'a/ostát's'a)
Spanish: quedarse, hospedarse, pasar la noche
Swedish: stanna; vistas
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trans-top|To continue to have a particular quality
Dutch: blijven, verblijven
Finnish: viipyä, jäädä
French: rester
German: sich aufhalten, bleiben
Italian: restare
trans-mid
Lithuanian: likti
Portuguese: ficar, permanecer, continuar, manter
Russian: о��ава����/о��а���� (ostavát's'a/ostát's'a)
Spanish: mantenerse
Swedish: stanna; hålla sig
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trans-top|To postpone
Dutch: uitstellen
Finnish: lykätä
Portuguese: adiar
trans-mid
Russian: о�клад�ва��/о�ложи�� (otkládyvat'/otložít')
Spanish: quedar, parmanecer
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ttbc|Aromanian: armînu
ttbc|Ido: restar
ttbc|Irish: fan
ttbc|Italian: stare
ttbc|Old English: wunian, abidan|�bīdan (1)
ttbc|Romanian: r�mâne, r�mânea
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: fuirich
ttbc|Spanish: estar domiciliado (1)
ttbc|Swedish: förbli; förbliva (archaic)

Noun
en-noun

1. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.

#: The governor granted a stay of execution.

1. A rope or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole or a mast, or other structural element.

#: The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.

1. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.

#: Where are the stays for my collar?

1. A period of time spent in a place.

#: I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.

Derived terms
backstay
forestay
mainstay

Translations
trans-top|postponement
Dutch: uitstel n
Finnish: lykkäys
trans-mid
Russian: о���о�ка (otsró�ka)
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trans-top|nautical
Finnish: harus, staagi (yachtsmen's slang)
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trans-top|holiday or temporary residence
Dutch: verblijf n
Finnish: oleskelu
French: séjour m
Italian: permanenza f
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Polish: pobyt m
Portuguese: estada f, estadia f
Spanish: estadía f
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