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Antonyms for staying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : stey |
| Phonetic Transcription : steɪ |
Definition of staying
Origin :- "to remain," mid-15c., from Middle French estai-, stem of ester "to stay or stand," from Old French, from Latin stare "to stand" (cf. Italian stare, Spanish estar "to stand, to be"), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally "come to a halt;" sense of "remain" is first recorded 1570s.
- 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, American English. "To stay put is to keep still, remain in order. A vulgar expression" [Bartlett]. Phrase stay the course is originally (1885) in reference to horses holding out till the end of a race.
- verb wait
- verb visit
- verb hold in abeyance
- I shall be staying with Aunt Cornelia a few days after to-morrow.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She came several times, staying half an hour, an hour, two hours.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Austin had come down for Whitsuntide, and a lady was staying in the house.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- She understood that Robin had been staying in Sidmouth for his health.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- I told him that I was staying with the Indian Runi, his neighbour.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- On that, the brute inquired with honeyed accents where they were staying.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- "My business prevents me from staying at the hotel," Anthony explained.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- She was in Pendleton, she wrote, staying comfortably in their home.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- There was nothing they could gain by staying, he knew, now that Baumberger was out of it.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- The Patriarch insisted on his staying to dinner, and Flora signalled 'Yes!'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for staying
- abide
- adjourn
- arrest
- be accommodated
- bide
- bunk
- check
- continue
- curb
- dally
- defer
- delay
- detain
- discontinue
- dwell
- endure
- establish oneself
- halt
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang in
- hang out
- hinder
- hold
- hold over
- hold the fort
- hover
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- lag
- last
- linger
- live
- lodge
- loiter
- nest
- obstruct
- outstay
- pause
- perch
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prorogue
- put down roots
- put off
- put up
- remain
- reprieve
- reside
- respite
- roost
- settle
- shelve
- sit tight
- sojourn
- squat
- stall
- stand
- stay out
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- stop over
- suspend
- sweat
- sweat it out
- tarry
- ward off
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