Antonyms for stay
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : stey |
| Phonetic Transcription : steɪ |
Definition of stay
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.
- noun visit
- noun hold, delay
- noun support, underpinning
- verb wait
- verb visit
- verb hold in abeyance
- I'm going back there, and get things in action, and I'm going to stay by them.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I'm going to stay to dinner with you, and you must give me something better than that.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- “We would not stay here if you paid us for it,” returned Stephen.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Charmed, old man; deuced pally of you to stay by us down in that hole, you know.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Robert was nothing loth to stay, and resumed his place on the grass.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- This may make a good depot if we require to stay long in this neighbourhood.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It did not help the matter when Emilia went to stay awhile with Mrs. Meredith.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- They should come when each child was two, and stay till it was twenty.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- He would not stay for dinner, and would not put his foot inside the house again.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- On Monday morning she was ill, and Robin ordered her to stay in bed.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
Synonyms for stay
- abide
- adjourn
- arrest
- be accommodated
- bide
- brace
- break
- bunk
- buttress
- check
- column
- continue
- curb
- dally
- defer
- deferment
- delay
- detain
- discontinue
- dwell
- endure
- establish oneself
- halt
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang in
- hang out
- hinder
- hold
- hold over
- hold the fort
- holiday
- hover
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- lag
- last
- linger
- live
- lodge
- loiter
- nest
- obstruct
- outstay
- pause
- perch
- postpone
- postponement
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prop
- prorogue
- put down roots
- put off
- put up
- reinforcement
- remain
- remission
- reprieve
- reside
- respite
- roost
- settle
- shelve
- shore
- shoring
- sit tight
- sojourn
- squat
- stall
- stanchion
- stand
- standstill
- stay out
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- stop over
- stopover
- stopping
- suspend
- suspension
- sweat
- sweat it out
- tarry
- truss
- underpropping
- vacation
- ward off
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