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51stay on — PHRASAL VERB If you stay on somewhere, you remain there after other people have left or after the time when you were going to leave. [V P] He had managed to arrange to stay on in Adelaide... [V P] So few teenage Britons stay on at school,… …
52stay-in — noun see stay in strike * * * stay in strike, or stay in «STAY IHN», noun. British. a sit down strike …
53stay — 1. verb /steɪ/ a) To remain in a particular place. We stayed in Hawaii for a week. b) To continue to have a particular quality. I can only stay for an hour. 2. noun …
54stay in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stay in : present tense I/you/we/they stay in he/she/it stays in present participle staying in past tense stayed in past participle stayed in to remain in your home for a period of time I think I d rather… …
55stay on — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stay on : present tense I/you/we/they stay on he/she/it stays on present participle staying on past tense stayed on past participle stayed on to remain at a job, school, or place for longer than you had… …
56stay up — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stay up : present tense I/you/we/they stay up he/she/it stays up present participle staying up past tense stayed up past participle stayed up to not go to bed Josh could stay up all night without getting… …
57stay — An arm or brace use to support another component. See bonnet stay chainstay door stay hood support stay seatstay …
58stay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. check, halt, stop; restrain, detain, delay; suspend, defer; support, brace; appease; outlast; linger, tarry, remain; endure, last; dwell, sojourn; stick, stay put; continue. See hindrance, presence,… …
59stay in — PHRASAL VERB If you stay in during the evening, you remain at home and do not go out. [V P] If I stay in my boyfriend cooks a wonderful lasagne or chicken or steak... [V P] Before we had our child the idea of staying in every night would have… …
60stay up — PHRASAL VERB If you stay up, you remain out of bed at a time when most people have gone to bed or at a time when you are normally in bed yourself. [V P adv/prep] I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies …
