to stay
- verb
- /steɪ/
- Formal
- The court decided to stay the eviction order until further evidence was presented.
- stay the order
Even though these cases are stayed by the Colorado Supreme Court.
- Even though these cases are stayed by the Colorado Supreme Court.
- A Permanent Dawn would stay Justice's hand.
Examples
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You shall stay tied up like that till at least 6:00.
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Then, choosing his words, he said, "I told him to stay away from the place."
Fiction book (1992) -
Even though these cases are stayed by the Colorado Supreme Court.
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Let's welcome him into our community and hope that he considers staying on a permanent basis.
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Unfortunately, our factory can't stay in business that long.
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The meeting should follow an agenda, and all school-based personnel must stay focused on the topic being discussed.
Academic text (2013) -
Zhao Ziyang warns the United States to stay out of China's internal affairs.
Academic text (1990) -
The judge issued a stay on the trial to allow for additional legal review of the case.
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Following the appeal, the company was granted a temporary stay on the enforcement of the new regulations.
Synonyms
To stop or come to an end
To stop something officially for a short time
To make something stop completely
To end something so it no longer happens
To delay a plan or project for a while
Antonyms
Idioms
To keep wanting more and trying to improve without accepting being average
To not ask about or get involved in someone's private matters
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
An official order by a court that temporarily stops a punishment, for example a death sentence
- Formal
An official order telling people to remain at home to slow the spread of a disease
- Specialized
A short wire on a sailboat that keeps the mast top straight and sends pull from back to front
- Specialized
An electrical switch that stays in the same position when power is removed
How Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stay used as a verb meaning to stop or pause comes from the idea of making something 'stand still', from Latin stare 'to stand', so to stay a process is to stop it for a time.