stay, v.
(stayed, staying, stays)
freq. cnt. 124
(stayed, staying, stays)
freq. cnt. 124
stay the same; remain in a certain state
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 173 freq. cnt.: 128 freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 2
remain rest stay
sample sentences
"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it""rest assured"
"stay alone"
"He remained unmoved by her tears"
"The bad weather continued for another week"
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
John will %s angry
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
John will %s angry
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
stay put (in a certain place)
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
stay stay put stick stick around
sample sentences
"We are staying in Detroitwe are not moving to Cincinnati"
"Stay put in the corner here!"
"Stick around and you will learn something!"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
dwell
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
abide bide stay
sample sentences
"You can stay with me while you are in town""stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
verb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PPverb frames
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
domain of synset (usage)
hyponym
hypernym
continue in a place, position, or situation
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 5
continue remain stay stay on
sample sentences
"After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser""Stay with me, please"
"despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
"She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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remain behind
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
stay
sample sentences
"I had to stay at home and watch the children"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
antonym
stop or halt
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
delay detain stay
sample sentences
"Please stay the bloodshed!"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
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hypernym
overcome or allay
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
appease quell stay
sample sentences
"quell my hunger"verb frames
Something ----sSomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Something ----sSomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Something ----sSomething ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
fasten with stays
<verb.contact>
stay
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
stop a judicial process
<verb.social>
stay
sample sentences
"The judge stayed the execution order"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hang on during a trial of endurance
<verb.stative>
last out outride ride out stay
sample sentences
"ride out the storm"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
stay behind
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
persist remain stay
sample sentences
"The smell stayed in the room""The hostility remained long after they made up"
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form