verb
- to remain in a place and not leave
- to continue to be in a particular state or condition
- to live somewhere temporarily as a guest or visitor
noun
- a period of time spent in a place
- a rope or wire used to support something
Usage: nautical
Examples
- Please stay here while I get help.
- The weather will stay warm all week.
- We stayed at a hotel downtown.
- Stay right there and don’t move.
- Our stay in Paris lasted five days.
- The ship’s mast was secured with steel stays.
- I hope you can stay for dinner.
- Stay calm during the emergency.