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stay

/steɪ/

stay around

stay back

stayverb

stayed

Past Simple

stayed

Past Participle

staying

Gerund

/steɪ/

Translations

оставаться

I will stay at home tonight.

Я останусь дома сегодня вечером.

пребывать

He decided to stay in the city for a few more days.

Он решил пребывать в городе еще несколько дней.

задерживаться

Please don't stay too long after the meeting.

Пожалуйста, не задерживайтесь слишком долго после встречи.

Additional translations

медлить

выстоять

закрепляться

Definitions

To remain in a particular place or position.

She decided to stay at home instead of going out.

To continue to be in a particular state or condition.

He stayed calm during the entire meeting.

To reside temporarily as a guest.

We stayed at a hotel during our vacation.

To stop or delay a legal proceeding.

The judge decided to stay the execution of the sentence.

To stop, restrain, or check the motion or action of someone or something.

He stayed the horse with a sharp tug on the reins.

To support or steady (a structure, object, etc.) with stays, braces, or other supports.

The workers stayed the scaffolding with additional beams to ensure safety.

Synonyms

Antonyms

staynoun

stays

/steɪ/

Translations

пребывание

The stay at the hotel was very pleasant.

Пребывание в отеле было очень приятным.

остановка

Our stay in Paris was unforgettable.

Наша остановка в Париже была незабываемой.

визит

Her stay at her grandmother's house was short.

Ее визит в дом бабушки был коротким.

Additional translations

Definitions

A period of staying somewhere, typically as a guest or visitor.

During our stay at the hotel, we enjoyed the spa and the pool.

A suspension or postponement of a judicial proceeding or execution.

The court granted a stay of execution to allow for further investigation.

A device used to support or steady something; a brace or support.

The tent was held up by several stays to ensure it remained stable in the wind.

A strong rope, wire, or cable used to support or steady a ship's mast, the deck of a bridge, or another structure; a guy-line.

The fore stay snapped during the storm, leaving the mast unsupported.

Synonyms

stayadjective

/steɪ/

Used attributively, especially in engineering contexts (e.g., "stay cable"), to denote something that provides support or bracing.

Definitions

Providing or relating to a support or brace; used attributively to describe cables, wires, or other members that steady a structure.

A stay cable bridge uses high-tension stay wires to support the deck.

Synonyms

pro tem