STAY

Meaning of STAY in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1627

1 : to secure upright with or as if with stays

2 : to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays

intransitive verb : to go about : TACK

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

STAY — I. ˈstā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English stey, stay, from Old English stæg; akin to Middle Low German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAY — stay 1 /stay/ , v. , stayed or staid, staying , n. v.i. 1. to spend some time in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — I. ˈstā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæg; akin to Old Norse stag stay Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAY — noun hindrance; let; check. 2. stay ·vi to continue in a state. 3. stay ·vi to change tack; as a …
Webster English vocab
STAY — [stay] n [ME, fr. OE staeg; akin to ON stag stay, OE stele steel] (bef. 12c) 1: a large strong …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STAY — / steɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to continue to be in a particular place for a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAY — I. stay 1 S1 W1 /steɪ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ester 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAY — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. continue to be in the same place or condition; not depart or change (stay …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAY — v. & n. v. 1 intr. continue to be in the same place or condition; not depart or change (stay …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAY — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. intr. continue to be in the same place or condition; not depart or change …
Oxford English vocab
STAY — ( stays, staying, stayed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hospital stay (= the period someone spends in hospital ) ▪ New surgical …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STAY — INDEX: 1. to stay in a place and not leave it 2. to stay in the same job, school etc …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STAY — I 1. сущ. 1) а) пребывание, жительство б) остановка, стоянка в) разг. выносливость; выдержка г) юр. отсрочка, приостановка судопроизводства 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STAY — stay.ogg _I 1. steı n 1. пребывание a long a short, a week's stay in London in a hospital - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STAY — 1) стойка; опора; подставка; подпорка 2) оттяжка; ванта 3) подкос; укосина 4) стяжка; связь 5) люнет 6) возд. расчалка 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STAY — 1) стойка; опора; подставка; подпорка 2) оттяжка; ванта 3) подкос; укосина 4) стяжка; связь 5) люнет 6) возд. расчалка 7) средство усиления стыков (корпуса картонного ящика) 8) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
STAY — 1) бытность 2) задерживать 3) крепление 4) опора 5) оставаться 6) останавливать 7) остановка 8) поддержка 9) пребывание 10) простаивать 11) укрепить 12) укреплять 13) штат • - anchor stay - firebox stay - over-road stay - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
STAY — _I 1. steı n 1. пребывание a long a short, a week's stay in London in a hospital - длительное …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STAY — I steɪ 1. сущ. 1) а) пребывание, жительство б) остановка, стоянка 2) юр. отсрочка, приостановка судопроизводства 3) а) опора, поддержка …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STAY — I [©«ўЎ] stay.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) пребывание, жительство б) остановка, стоянка 2) юр. отсрочка, приостановка судопроизводства 3) а) опора, поддержка б) связь, оттяжка; мн.; уст. корсет (тж. …
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STAY — _I 1. _n. 1> пребывание; I shall make a week's stay there - я пробуду там неделю 2> остановка; стоянка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STAY — I 1. n. 1. пребывание; I shall make a week's stay there - я пробуду там неделю 2. остановка; стоянка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STAY — _I steɪ 1. _n. 1> пребывание; I shall make a week's stay there я пробуду там неделю 2> остановка; стоянка …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STAY — 1) стоянка 2) связь 3) штаг 4) галс 5) распорка 6) укреплять штагами - back stay - stay bar - …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
STAY — I 1. сущ. 1) а) пребывание, жительство б) остановка, стоянка в) разг. выносливость; выдержка г) юр. отсрочка, приостановка судопроизводства 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STAY — n. apoy; (naut.) stag; sejorne, restada: v. restar, remaner; retardar; (uphold) apoyar, subtener; (arrest) haltar
English interlingue dictionary
STAY — hunong;manatili;pabilin
English-Visayan vocabulary
STAY — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæg; akin to Old Norse stag ~ Date: before 12th century a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — (n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down …
Английский словарь Webster
STAY — ( v. i. ) To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To continue in a state.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To change tack; as a ship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( v. i. ) To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( n. ) That which serves as a prop; a support.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( n. ) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( n. ) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAY — ( n. ) Hindrance; let; check.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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