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to stay fresh

to stay fresh

4 2.1
Remain in good condition and not go bad
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : mantenerse fresco
  • And how long will the cupcakes stay fresh?

Examples

  • This technology, known as "modified atmosphere packaging," allows fresh-cut produce to respire slowly and stay fresh during the longest possible storage time.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Even so, twenty-five days is an unusually long time for a baked product to stay fresh.

    Blog text (32)

  • You have to find ways to make life fresh to you so that you can stay fresh for your partner.

  • How long does fresh fish stay fresh?

    Fiction book (1990)

  • If you like natural trees, you can buy one right after Thanksgiving; they stay fresh for a month.

    Blog text (2)

  • Cookies are not so expensive, so bake them, and they can stay fresh for days when sealed properly inside a jar.

    Blog text (26)

  • Maxwell House claimed to develop a coffee that stayed fresh-tasting from the first cup in the pot to the last.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The good-for-you bars don't crumble, and they stay fresh without artificial preservatives.

    Academic text (2006)

  • According to Snopes, Twinkies do last longer than many other baked goods because they contain no dairy products, but they are only formulated to stay fresh for 25 days.

    Blog text (18)

  • Green apples stored in the fridge can stay fresh for several weeks.

Synonyms

to keep
vsto stay fresh
254 1.0

To stay fresh and not spoil

is the passive state of remaining unspoiled without active prevention

Antonyms

to spoil
30 1.6

To go bad and not be safe to eat

How Fresh

to stay fresh
4 2.1
to spoil
30 1.6

Surface Forms

stay fresh infinitive
stayed fresh past
stayed fresh past participle
staying fresh present participle
stays fresh third person singular

Morphology

stay + fresh

The meaning 'to remain in a good, unspoiled condition' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'stay' (to remain) with 'fresh' (unspoiled/fresh); the composition follows a simple and regular adjective-predication pattern. This is a common, cross-linguistically accessible construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning without prior exposure.

Etymology

Stay fresh comes from the simple image of food that does not go bad. The word stay means 'to remain' and fresh means 'not spoiled', so imagine bread or fruit kept cool to stay good, and that's why it means 'to remain in a good, unspoiled condition'.