Stay O-w /stei/ verb, noun

mverb 1 to continue to be in a particular place for a period of time without moving away # g : [V] to stay in bed f£ A h o ‘Do you want a drink?’ ‘No, thanks, I can’t stay.’ “ffcgTSfW-IF? ” “X, if ill, ftft/Pft'tfo ” 0 Stay there and don’t move! f#A 8IU l $lji&! 0 We ended up staying for lunch. ftftlM^ffTfkW f TAf£A^:t£o 0 She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young. J- f] // || M, M & ijj A ± M c o I’m staying late at the office tonight. (ft ft % ft iff fjf % ft M ffi lift, o My hat won’t stay on! ft EA If LA Af[>t£XA:! 0 Can you stay behind after the others have gone and help me clear up? ft ft A ft ? O we stayed to see what would happen. 0 [V ing]

They stayed talking until well into the night itkii']# h0EJJP :j.l can In spoken English stay can be

used with and plus another verb, instead of with to and the infinitive, to show purpose or to tell somebody what to do q it A stay J§ ffi SJ ft and jm A m, M/tW to jfflXSA. Li A XU I’ll stay and help you. ft T AiHft 0 Can you stay and keep an eye on the baby?

2 to continue to be in a particular state or situation {$ t#; Mife PfiTI remain : [V-ADJ] He never stays angry for long, #, A H Bf |W] Jj, A X ^ A ₀ 0 / can’t stay awake any longer. ftBtHif§0 The store stays open until late on Thursdays.

0 [V+adv./prep.] I don’t know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship). flcXAlitllfe i\] A if / 2E ft — ® „ o Inflation stayed below 4% last month. 4% WTc o [V-N] We

promised to stay friends for ever. ft ill if X AIL #:ill) % ₀

3 [V] to live in a place temporarily as a guest or visitor

Wit.; il W: We found out we were staying in the same hotel. ft fn M ft f] if. ft fnl “ M At if] 11 . O My sister’s coming to stay next week. K M f j -fie ifc tfc 1- A ft Jt A,, 0 He’s staying with friends this weekend. ikXM AltklcHrL A llfi A ® Lt o 0 I stayed three nights at my cousin’s house. ft ftft A E M It 7 - i o HliI3 In Indian, Scottish and South African English stay can mean ‘to live in a place permanently’: Where do you stay (= where do you live)? ft Bp If, $ ft #£-i# X, stay

fH : Where do you stay (= where do you live)? IT»171 be here to stay | have come to stay to be accepted or used by most people and therefore a permanent part of our lives A g ffc A ®r ft $; % 3\ # i® iA pJ: It looks like televised trials are here to stay. # A tfe lift g 1#' K XJ fi£ T - - #/xl^b stay! used to tell a dog not to move ( ai\^j ) BHifo stay the 'course to continue doing sth until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult !B f# fij : Very few of the trainees have stayed the course. H.'pi)l|#jg|(J7„ stay your 'hand (old- fashioned or literary) to stop yourself from doing sth; to prevent you from doing sth if -p; ^ stay

the night {especially BrT) to sleep at sb’s house for one night : You can always stay the night at our house. ## A hiVJ.HftM€l'Mo stay put (informal) if

sb/sth stays put, they continue to be in the place where they are or where they have been put # ^ M ftfe ; §1 fE Jf —more at clear adv., loose adj.

.stay a'round (informal) to not leave somewhere 'if If ; ^ : I’ll stay around in case you need me.

#IIo .stay a'way (from sb/sth) to not go near a particular person or place ^ Jf j .( ) : I want you to stay

away from my daughter, ft W ft ^ ft A'.J L izE ia W,, , stay 'in to not go out or to remain indoors Aill;

A : I feel like staying in tonight. A ft MM „

.stay ‘on to continue studying, working, etc. somewhere for longer than expected or after other people have left gTAii ( 'f- k , .X## h .stay 'out 1 to continue to be outdoors or away from your house at night 'i$rf£ft9\-\ ftftM ; ( ) ^\b\M 2 (of workers

LA) to continue to be on strike iifl .stay 'out of sth 1 to not become involved in sth that does not concern you ft ft A ; ^ A M 2 to avoid sth Mff ; &

M ■■ to stay out of trouble ill ^ ^ M .stay 'over to

sleep at sb’s house for one night .stay 'up to go to bed later than usual You’ve got school

tomorrow. I don’t want you staying up late. fftEf A§? A

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mnoun 1 a period of staying; a visit $ ; M W ( If fa] ) ; if W: I enjoyed my stay in Prague, ft f£ A ft. il W fa] Met# M Jf L o o an overnight stay WTUfti 2 a rope or wire that supports a ship’s mast, a pole, etc. ( Mift ) 4 }$&—see

also mainstay H»TO1 a .stay of exe'eution (especially law W) a delay in following the order of a court tMMik fj: to grant a stay of execution lif f'tMWitkif 'stay-at-home noun, adj.

n noun (informal, often disapproving) a person who rarely goes out or does anything exciting A; $M

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m adj. a stay-at-home mother or father is one who stays at home to take care of their children instead of going out to work

stay-er /'steia(r)/ noun {BrT) a person or an animal, especially a horse, with the ability to keep going in a tiring race or competition A; WW A ( Xte

'staying power noun [U] the ability to continue doing sth difficult or tiring until it is finished ]# A A ; i] A Pin STAMINA

St Bernard /.snt 'bamad; NAmE .seint barr'naird/ noun a large strong dog, originally from Switzerland, where it was trained to help find people who were lost in the snow JS±ifeF*-(.

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St Chris-to-pher /.snt 'kristafa; NAmE .seint 'kristafar/ noun a small medal with a picture of St Christopher . (the patron saint of travellers) on it, that some people wear or carry with them when they go on a journey because they believe it will protect them from danger

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STD /,es ti: 'di:/ noun 1 a disease that is passed from one person to another during sexual activity (abbreviation for ‘sexually transmitted disease’) i4]f sexually transmitted disease ) 2 (BrE) a system of making direct telephone calls over long distances (abbreviation for ‘subscriber trunk dialling’) ffl A ffeit (

A subscriber trunk dialling )

St David’s Day /.snt 'deividz dei; NAmE .seint/ noun l March, a Christian festival of the national saint of Wales, when many Welsh people wear a daffodil S A

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stead /sted/ noun ITHm in sb’s/sth’s 'stead (formal) instead of sb/sth fi^JAA ( ) : Foxton was

dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead. H

.mmmm, • am. stand sb

in good 'stead to be useful or helpful to sb when needed ( A ft-t ) ® A: Your

languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job. #ii.a# i£W,

stead-fast /'stedfarst; NAmE -faest/ adj. ~ (in sth) (literary, approving) not changing in your attitudes or aims (A; HSU firm: steadfast loyalty 0

He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice, (ik A ftt A A1/1 f- M Z LI W A-L • gift WzfiMo ► stead-fast-ly adv. stead-fast-ness noun [LI] Steady /'stedi/ adj., verb, adv., exclamation ■ adj. (stead-ier, steadi-est) 1 developing, growing, etc. gradually and in an even and regular way (AH, id 0DC1 CONSTANT: five years of steady economic growth 0 a

steady decline in numbers o We are making

slow but steady progress.

0 The castle receives a steady stream of visitors, if A# M %. W W % it M 2 not changing and not

interrupted H xe ^ : fl g? regular _: His

breathing was steady. #, A Ho 0 a steady job/ income H X Eft X if / 4/ A o She drove at a steady 50 mph. 50 o They set off