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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
stay
I.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hospital stay (=the period someone spends in hospital)
▪ New surgical techniques mean a hospital stay of less than 48 hours.
a stay of execution (=the official stopping or delay of an execution)
▪ He was granted a stay of execution by the Supreme Court.
avoid/keep off/stay off a subject (=not talk about it)
▪ I knew he was trying to avoid the subject of drugs.
▪ She hoped that Anna would keep off the subject of Luke for the next few hours.
get/keep/stay ahead
▪ Getting ahead at work is the most important thing to her at the moment.
keep (sb/sth) afloat/stay afloat
▪ The Treasury borrowed £40 billion, just to stay afloat.
keep (sb/sth) afloat/stay afloat
▪ Somehow we kept the ship afloat.
keep/stay away from an area
▪ The police ordered people to stay away from the area.
keep/stay cool
▪ his ability to keep cool in a crisis
keep/stay in shape
▪ She’s bought an exercise bike to keep in shape.
keep/stay out of mischief (=not do things that cause trouble etc)
▪ Can I trust you to stay our of mischief for half an hour?
keep/stay warm (=wear enough clothes not to feel cold)
▪ Make sure you keep warm!
remain/stay aloof (from sb)
▪ They worked hard, but tended to stay aloof from the local inhabitants.
remain/stay at a level
▪ The fees are likely to remain at current levels.
remain/stay/keep calm
▪ I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.
remain/stay/keep silent
▪ She kept silent, forcing Buchanan to continue.
remain/stay/stick in your memory (=be remembered for a long time)
▪ That day will remain in my memory forever.
stand/stay/remain etc on the sidelines
▪ You can’t stay on the sidelines for ever; it’s time you got involved.
stay alert
▪ Taking notes is one of the best ways to stay alert in lectures.
stay at/in a hotel
▪ We stayed in a hotel near the airport.
stay in bed (=not get up early/at the usual time)
▪ At the weekend it’s really nice to be able to stay in bed.
stay in business (=continue operating and not become bankrupt)
▪ Some stores are finding it hard to stay in business.
stay in the race
▪ Forbes has the money to stay in the mayoral race as long as he likes.
stay married
▪ I cannot stay married to a man I do not love.
stay the night (=sleep at someone's house)
▪ You're welcome to stay the night if you like.
stay/act within the law (=not do illegal things)
▪ The security forces must act within the law.
stayed alive
▪ We stayed alive by eating berries.
stayed home
▪ We stayed home last night.
staying overnight
▪ Pam’s staying overnight at my house.
staying power
▪ a team with staying power
stay/keep close
▪ We must all stay close.
stay/keep in contact (also maintain contactformal)
▪ We’ve stayed in contact since we met on holiday.
stay/keep in touch (=keep writing or talking, even though you do not see each other often)
▪ Anyway, we must stay in touch.
▪ I met him when I worked in Madrid, and I’ve kept in touch with him ever since.
stay/keep/remain awake
▪ I was tired and it was hard to stay awake.
stay/remain/keep solvent
▪ I don’t know how we managed to remain solvent.
stays fine
▪ I hope it stays fine for you.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
around
▪ Thornton accepted, agreeing to stay around and possibly play a larger role again if things looked up.
▪ Thomson stayed around for the festivities, as did assorted other friends.
▪ The armed robber, needless to say, did not stay around to be sued.
▪ The amino acids from any one meal stay around for about 24 hours.
▪ Lisa was always his favourite and he seemed favourably impressed that Tony had stayed around.
▪ Sometimes he stays around, but it's only a matter of convenience when we're working.
away
▪ If you had £50, perhaps you would stay away for three months.
▪ If an old abandoned hooch was next to a roadway that is patrolled daily, stay away!
▪ It stays away for two, three or even four years, it is deemed to be full-grown.
▪ Last minute, the father relented and went along, but he might as well have stayed away.
▪ I never ran away, but stayed away.
▪ Her marriage was in crisis; over the preceding week, the decedent had stayed away from home.
▪ I suppose I wouldn't really stay away.
▪ Magic Johnson should stay away from the Lakers.
behind
▪ The males stay behind, for their showy manes would only disturb the hunt whose technique is stealth.
▪ The other unit stayed behind to form a second wave.
▪ He hedged a bit, saying that the shift might take up to 15 years and that a ministry or two might stay behind.
▪ She had been taken ill at the weekend and had had to stay behind in Liverpool.
▪ Branagh, who stays behind the camera this time, now works primarily in movies.
▪ Many men and teenage boys stayed behind to guard their families' possessions.
▪ The one who will never stay behind, no matter how exhausted he is.
close
▪ Pyjamas seems afraid of them: he stays close to the wall.
▪ The trick to that is staying close enough to see their instrument lights.
▪ It can leave the Tower if driven out in this way, but it must stay close to the outside walls.
▪ I tend to stay close to people who can tell me things I like knowing.
▪ Feminist psychologies which work by association, stay close enough to psychology's concerns to be able to contest them.
▪ That was another good reason to stay close to home and in your own neighborhood-town and ethnic state.
▪ His daughter stayed close to me to make sure that nobody hurt me.
▪ They stayed close, hung around to the end and absorbed another painful defeat.
here
▪ Red, orange, green - I could stay here for ever.
▪ But I can't stay here, in case he comes to find me.
▪ Why are you staying here, Walter?
▪ She stayed here for several days.
▪ Only humans stay here for the full year.
▪ A number of sea-faring men had stayed here with their wives over the years.
▪ Please stay here until I come back.
home
▪ If there is not a Disco I will stay home and watch television.
▪ Whichever way we say this, any sensible person knows that the staying home is because of the rain.
▪ U2's Achtung Baby album won five trophies but they stayed home - preferring to celebrate in their favourite Dublin pub instead.
▪ A parent often must stay home from work to care for the child, she said.
▪ Some policies will also include eventualities like job loss or having to stay home to care for a sick relative.
▪ Her life ambition was to stay home for ever.
▪ The National's Boris Godunov was built around Ognovenko; he had to stay home.
▪ One of the last nights, Amelia begged off going to a party and stayed home, so Toot stayed home too.
in
▪ I could stay in and get drunk.
▪ A quick discussion ensues and they decide to stay in so they can finish their penguins and the pumpkin observations.
▪ In the end I stayed in and got drunk.
▪ I stay in, play Bach on the earphones and vacuum the broadloom.
▪ He stayed in, and the recession worsened.
▪ He stayed in the room for as long as he could bear it, waiting to see if Ray would come round.
▪ She put in the subs too early; she let them stay in too long.
long
▪ Human biology could rule out long stays aboard a space station.
▪ He had to choose it by himself because Agnes didn't stay long.
▪ No, they hadn't stayed long - a little amused glance at Narouz here.
▪ And she need not, after all, stay long.
▪ She flits in and out of people's lives and never stays long enough to allow anyone to get to know her.
▪ Even if he does come and he won't be able to stay long, even though the division is not marked in writing.
▪ At the end of his year long stay he was due to return to lectures at Sheffield University.
▪ It houses long stay elderly patients who will move this year to a new community unit if all goes to plan.
on
▪ Had she been coming from London straight to Feliburn she could have stayed on the main road all the way.
▪ Some winter visitors stay on until mid-April.
▪ Baxter stayed on and Ed stayed in place until another successor for Baxter was found.
▪ The situation has improved substantially since then and girls have achieved parity with boys as far as staying on at school.
▪ Truitte stayed on, and five months later Horton asked him if he was interested in joining the company.
out
▪ Alternatively they can stay out at night in an enclosed field.
▪ He sometimes gets his shoes soiled in trying to stay out of the muck.
▪ She would stay out here until evening, if it killed her in the process.
▪ He often cried in the late afternoons, and sometimes I stayed out of the house because of it.
▪ It's not like you to stay out like that.
▪ Amelia meanwhile, to avoid being discovered, stayed out of sight in the plane.
▪ But still, he stayed out there shovelling, confounding the pessimists even though his task was clearly hopeless.
▪ Moral: Stay out of the war unless it is on home grounds.
overnight
▪ Continue to beautiful Lake Powell and stay overnight at the Holiday Inn or similar.
▪ On a Saturday, supporters driving hundreds of miles from east and west Tennessee could stay overnight without missing work.
▪ I stayed overnight at the Bush Hotel.
▪ She was to stay overnight in the hospital and was expected to be released Thursday morning, hospital spokesman Brice Peyre said.
▪ Spend the evening exploring the honeymoon capital of the world, staying overnight at Your Host Motor Inn.
▪ Guests stay overnight in a Taoist monastery and climb to the peak of Mount Wudang Shan to welcome the sunrise.
there
▪ This can lock on to a target and stay there.
▪ My husband and I stayed there for our honeymoon.
▪ In 1682, he was forced to go back to Ireland and to stay there for 3 years.
▪ The men who came through stayed there, waiting for their ship.
▪ He stayed there only a short time before moving to Gloucestershire where he has been ever since.
▪ Why the sea anemone stays there and whether it gains anything from this relationship is not known.
▪ Once it had moved to Kyoto, the capital stayed there for centuries.
together
▪ And that is where we stayed together, until we heard the Compline bell.
▪ A central issue: Is it better for children if unhappy parents split or if they stay together?
▪ It's essential for good vision that they stay together, particularly over the central area.
▪ Psychologists have found that couples who lack moments of jealousy are less likely to stay together than jealous ones.
▪ The family that e-mails together stays together.
▪ I also said that I truly wanted the team to stay together.
▪ The government coalition, provided it stays together, has an advantage in organisation and money.
▪ Stories about mishaps teach youngsters that families and friends stay together through tough times.
up
▪ He stays up until the early hours devouring the news wires.
▪ He just took a leap, held his breath, and stayed up.
▪ You should have stayed up your own end of town.
▪ She become passionate about it and would stay up hours past her bedtime to paint.
▪ Wolfenstein is so addictive you will probably attempt to play it to a conclusion by staying up all night.
▪ Anne began acting worse-was rebellious, stayed up late, slept in the daytime.
▪ I stayed up late to clear things up, and got up early to do the same thing.
▪ I hope we stay up there.
where
▪ If the loose ferrets make contact with the wounded rabbits they become preoccupied, stay where they are and do not resurface.
▪ Could it be that some of us might like it better if they stayed where they belong?
▪ Once you research what might be available it may make you unhappier staying where you are.
▪ No. Stay where you are.
▪ They simply stayed where they where, circled about their prisoner, their faces implacable, their eyes cold.
▪ Maybe you should of stayed where you was, Lu.
▪ You can get about on those leg things of yours; we have to stay where you put us.
▪ By November, the University had told them they could stay where they were through 1997.
■ NOUN
bed
▪ They explained that they were poor and that the sick man was rich and could afford to stay in bed without working.
▪ I would like to stay in bed for ever, curled under the covers, with the lights out, the drapes drawn.
▪ I may read the papers, or perhaps just stay in bed wondering if there's anything on the doorstep.
▪ It made it tough to stay in bed until the dorm lights came on at six-thirty.
▪ What he'd like best is to stay in bed on Father's Day.
▪ The drawings stayed under the bed.
▪ I had to stay in bed most of that weekend and it stopped being a treat and started to get really boring.
▪ When she felt bad, she would go to bed and stay in bed for a day or two at a time.
course
▪ The player's manager will have no objection to whatever it is that is guiding McCoist staying firmly on course this evening.
▪ Remember, most dieters fail to stay the course.
▪ Investors who stay the course would have none of this.
▪ Perhaps three out of ten who began Jesuit formation stayed the course.
▪ My son had stayed the course.
▪ Both sales and profits must climb if the company is to stay on course for success.
▪ Ya wan na defend yurself, ya stay the course.
friend
▪ For eight days he lingered in Clifton, staying with friends, until the river cleared and the service resumed.
▪ The family were surprised to hear that he had written to his father asking if he could bring a friend to stay.
▪ What does matter is your staying with your friends and your family.
▪ But she was staying with friends.
▪ They stayed friends all through the next ten years, and I find that a lot more interesting than a simple affair.
▪ My best friend just now will not necessarily stay my friend for ever, although it is possible.
▪ I stay with my friend Allan, a flaky architect I had briefly been infatuated with in 1983.
hospital
▪ Patients still need to recuperate but do not need to stay in an acute hospital to do so.
▪ And then to have this decision made that they have to stay in the hospital.
▪ He stayed in hospital for three-and-a-half weeks, and then spent several more convalescing in the country.
▪ She was to stay overnight in the hospital and was expected to be released Thursday morning, hospital spokesman Brice Peyre said.
▪ Parents have been promised the right to stay in hospital with their sick children at all times.
▪ For two terrible weeks, Susan stayed at the hospital day and night.
▪ She had a tearful reunion with her parents, Alan and Audrey, who stayed at the hospital overnight.
▪ He can stay in the hospital till we decide on a safe house.
hotel
▪ It had been simple to find out which hotels Chris had stayed in.
▪ Although the hotel we stayed at was very beautiful.
▪ It is attached to the hotel where the Packers stay the night before their home games.
▪ He did not like the fact that his potential assassins had got so close to the Hotel where he was staying.
▪ There was no tracking down Richter at a hotel -- he was staying at the Soviet Embassy.
▪ Despite a strong police presence, 100 protesters had gathered on the Grand Canal opposite the hotel where Haider was staying.
house
▪ Kate had felt she could not stay in that house a moment longer.
▪ Lately she stays in her house for days on end, goes out only to get food.
▪ It was hard to stay in the house.
▪ And now here she is, staying at my house.
▪ It was only that she couldn't stay in the house while mummy was being so horrible.
▪ His job is safe if he wants to stay, White House officials said.
▪ She just wanted to stay in that house.
▪ Where there's not much money around, a couple is often forced to stay in the same house.
night
▪ A Mr Crump stayed here last night, a Liverpool merchant.
▪ Fathers may stay at night, and young siblings may visit as frequently as desired each day.
▪ Oh, and Caroline, if you're going to the party, make sure you stay the night at Casa Sciorto.
▪ Employees stayed late every night to drink from the open bar and banter about advertising concepts with their mentor.
▪ Everyone knows that you get a lower air fare if you stay over a Saturday night.
▪ Jo asked if Lili would care to stay the night on board the Minerva.
▪ I might as well stay out all night as come home to you.
place
▪ Standbridge Hotel E A highly individual place to stay.
▪ This is possibly why for tourists Na-Bolom is one of the pricier places to stay in all San Cristobal.
▪ The pool seemed to be a good place to stay.
▪ The company had weathered intemperate climates, truculent soldiers, and cat-sized rats in one place they stayed along the tour.
▪ No place to stay for any time, but food every ten miles or fifteen or twenty.
▪ At least here we had a place to stay as winter approached.
▪ They got to the place where she was staying, a quiet cul-de-sac.
school
▪ He even wanted her to stay at school after she was sixteen, but she got round him there.
▪ High-income earners tend to stay in school longer and start their families later.
▪ For increasing numbers of pupils this means staying on at school and improving their examination results. 8.
▪ My dad wanted me to stay in school.
▪ I got better results than if I'd stayed at school.
▪ He seems to make few friends and is content to stay at home after school and play Nintendo until bedtime.
▪ Or you could stay another year at school or college and re-take the subjects you failed.
▪ Holly will retain his scholarship as long as he stays in school, according to Frieder.
touch
▪ I have since then stayed in as close touch as seems safe.
▪ We promise to stay in touch.
▪ We are a close family and she has always stayed in touch.
▪ We go skiing, stay in touch.
▪ Chrissy suggested that they might loosely stay in touch and swap ideas.
▪ Underneath it all was the desire to stay in touch with Sophie.
▪ But one of the best ways of staying in touch is personal contact.
▪ I want you to stay in touch.
while
▪ So you are going to stay a while on the globe?
▪ Local restaurant chefs will discuss staying creative while running businesses at noon Sunday.
▪ I can't stay but a little while.
▪ I stay for a short while, looking for Philip.
▪ He stayed outside for a while before being ordered back inside his caravan by the soldiers.
▪ I stayed for a while, enjoying the unexpected benefits of my nature walk, and then returned home.
▪ They canbe persuaded to stay for a while by breeding, but in time they are likely to return.
▪ They both would stay up for a while yet.
■ VERB
allow
▪ The case was reviewed by the Minister and Mr. Patel was allowed to stay.
▪ His daily prayer was that he would be allowed to stay here.
▪ Experience had taught her that allowing him time meant, in effect, allowing him to stay.
▪ Mrs Place was allowed to stay.
▪ Relatives should be allowed to stay with the resident throughout this time so that they are not left alone.
▪ Many asked to be allowed to stay.
▪ For mercy's sake, persuade your good woman here to allow the lady to stay.
▪ The situation was not helped by Rigby's parents who originally would not allow her to stay overnight in Leeds.
decide
▪ If we do well, they might all decide to stay.
▪ Eleanor decided to stay too, more because she didn't want to miss anything than out of solidarity with her doctors.
▪ Charman, who decided to stay put, began logging gigs in a tour diary.
▪ She had put off her summer plans and decided to stay with him.
▪ Even were I so inclined, she can make her own decisions now, and she has decided to stay.
▪ He decided he was staying put.
let
▪ Careta would never let him stay.
▪ Sometimes, not feeling confident in her judgement that he was playing up, she let him stay.
▪ He was filled with a heady longing for the office and Mr Chand to accept him; to let him stay.
▪ She put in the subs too early; she let them stay in too long.
▪ She agrees to let him stay - of course she will.
▪ Now let them stay in their territory.
like
▪ She would have liked to stay longer, but realised that would have been greedy.
▪ In other words, they like staying busy as much as they like making money.
▪ They travel very slowly and if they like a place they stay there for a while and take their rest.
▪ I would like to stay in bed for ever, curled under the covers, with the lights out, the drapes drawn.
▪ What he'd like best is to stay in bed on Father's Day.
▪ He would have liked to stay there, but he's excited about moving in another direction.
▪ I'd like it to stay that way, do you hear?
▪ They enjoy country life and like to stay at home with friends.
try
▪ Intercepting radio and telephone traffic from and around the Eastern block, trying to stay one jump ahead of a dangerous enemy.
▪ He sometimes gets his shoes soiled in trying to stay out of the muck.
▪ The Lieutenant was desperately trying to stay in his saddle.
▪ I tried to stay calm as I dressed and got my shoes on.
▪ Whatever she has or does, I try to stay ahead.
▪ Red is playing well, and Jody is trying to stay off her back.
▪ I try to stay very busy.
▪ I thought you was trying to stay out.
want
▪ However, sources say the job's more titular than real with Waxman wanting to stay in the Boston area.
▪ And what about women who want to stay home with their children?
▪ She just wanted to stay in that house.
▪ The respect you have for the game makes you want to stay away from it.
▪ I wanted to stay living in our old place, Mulberry Cottage, the three of us together.
▪ I want to stay and try to figure out some things.
▪ I wanted to stay in that cold glass box for ever.
▪ I wanted to see Marty stay.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be at sb's side/stay by sb's side/not leave sb's side
be/keep/stay etc in touch (with sth)
▪ But Letitia stayed in touch, and together, sadly as it turned out, they had found family member Number Three.
▪ EASY-TO-USE Paging is a simple but fast way to keep in touch.
▪ I want you to stay in touch.
▪ Lots of traveling dads and moms are now using e-mail to stay in touch.
▪ One friend, a lawyer, swears by e-mail because it helps her keep in touch with far-flung friends.
▪ The idea was to hang together, keep in touch with the audience and maybe make a few bucks.
▪ They had been classmates as undergraduates at City College of New York and had always stayed in touch.
▪ We may have to be in touch again.
be/keep/stay one step ahead (of sb)
▪ It was a constant struggle to stay one step ahead of thrift regulators in Washington.
▪ Money With better management of resources you will be able to stay one step ahead.
▪ The reason Chappy is moving around so much is to keep one step ahead I suppose.
▪ We don't want to sell him but we have to keep one step ahead.
hang/stay loose
▪ Down a partly overgrown lane we stop outside a trailer which has a huge panel hanging loose revealing some yellow-green insulation material.
▪ Now maybe I jus' wan na hang loose.
here to stay
▪ Are video games a fad, or are they here to stay?
▪ And Nicam is here to stay.
▪ Hence the extent to which Conservative criminology is here to stay depends on more than mere changes of political parties.
▪ Hitters beware: As veteran umpire Jim McKean put it, the high strike is here to stay.
▪ In other words, the swimsuit issue is here to stay.
▪ Like it or not, licensed dealers, in one form or another, seem here to stay.
▪ Managed care is here to stay, experts at the conference agreed Wednesday.
▪ There are now obvious signs that we are here to stay.
▪ Without question, the Africanized bees are here to stay.
keep/stay abreast of sth
▪ Executives keep abreast of events in the company by e-mail.
▪ Dulles did more than make the customary recommendations that the policies of the colonial powers keep abreast of local political aspirations.
▪ In this way, hip Benetton stays abreast of the unpredictable storms of fashion.
▪ Many growers may feel overwhelmed as they struggle to keep abreast of potentially helpful developments.
▪ Once in their job, industrial production managers must stay abreast of new production technologies and management practices.
▪ One way to stay abreast of the legal fees is to ask for monthly billings.
▪ Representative staff will keep abreast of national developments by attending conferences and by visiting other schools piloting such courses.
▪ The trouble was that the purchasing power of the workers did not keep abreast of what they produced.
keep/stay etc a jump ahead (of sb)
keep/stay/steer clear (of sb/sth)
▪ Answer Steer clear of these subjects.
▪ Even if Ranieri had secured a change in the law, however, investors would have stayed clear of mortgage bonds.
▪ He had stayed clear of the subject of religion since Christmas.
▪ Pittman advises steering clear of any influence that puts our own happiness first.
▪ The Profitboss steers clear of such indulgence, for in the end everyone pays dearly for the privilege of the few.
▪ The starters have learned to steer clear of her.
▪ Unless your home is totally dilapidated, steer clear of a complete redecoration prior to selling: it will arouse suspicion.
stick/stay in sb's mind
▪ But it stuck in my mind.
▪ I think those types of things stick in children's minds, so I didn't want her there.
▪ It is not surprising that phrases do not stick in the mind.
▪ It must have stuck in her mind, that an honest person might act out of character when severely threatened.
▪ Last year, 7-21, that stays in your mind.
▪ One incident that has always stuck in my mind was when I dove for my foxhole at the opening mortar round.
▪ There are, as always with the work of Ralph Gibson, images that stick in the mind.
▪ Yet the one small doubt stuck in her mind like a burr in tweed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ After what she said, I don't think we can stay friends.
▪ Alice has never stayed in the same job for more than a year.
▪ Are you staying for a drink, or do you have to go?
▪ Are you staying to watch the game?
▪ Are you sure you can't stay a little longer?
▪ Do you think she'd stay if we offered her a raise?
▪ Don't go so soon -- can't you stay just a little longer?
▪ He stayed behind after class to ask the teacher a few questions.
▪ He stayed with the baby until she fell asleep.
▪ He stayed with the company for over thirty years.
▪ How long are you staying?
▪ I'm coming too. I'm not staying here on my own.
▪ I've stayed at the same company for seven years, and I'd like to stick around for a while longer.
▪ I stayed at my brother's house for a couple of weeks.
▪ I didn't want to stay with Jordan's all my life -- I wanted a real career, one with a future.
▪ I was having such a good time in Paris that I phoned my mother to say I was staying another week.
▪ Is it all right if I stay the night?
▪ It will stay cold for the next few days.
▪ John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.
▪ Let's just stay calm and try to figure out what to do.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Got one up on Jackson Hill and the other one stay on Lombard Street.
▪ He often told Lennie to stay away from Curley and his wife.
▪ However, Lucy managed to convey that she intended to stay for several days, or perhaps for even a week.
▪ I say it's a trick to persuade him to stay.
▪ Lobbies were unheated and so if you hung your coat up wet then wet it stayed.
▪ She is staying on campus for a while longer.
▪ Some travel agency offices normally closed on Saturdays will stay open if there is a strike.
▪ The chocolate will stay soft for hours after baking but will eventually harden again into chips.
II.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
▪ Between 1981 and 1986 the average hospital stay for a patient aged 85 and over decreased by 7.7 days.
▪ He sailed through Alpine in eight weeks, a month less than the average stay.
▪ In psychiatric hospitals, the countywide average stay has plummeted from 22 days five years ago to 13 days now.
▪ The average stay is five to six months, but sometimes it may be as much as a year.
brief
▪ During John's brief stay in Paris, his father remarried.
▪ After a brief stay in the frontier capital, Smith was back on the Santa Fe Trail, guiding pioneers westward.
▪ It was a brief stay at Seaton.
▪ A brief stay at a house provided by the district council ended after just two days when everything he had was stolen.
▪ After a brief stay in Canton, we arrive in Hong Kong on 31 May.
▪ And to help time fly during their brief stay, there was a radio to listen to even magazines to read.
▪ Charles is unlikely to have suffered much in physical or intellectual terms from his enforced brief stay.
▪ A neurotransmitter has only a brief stay at its receptor site.
long
▪ The long stay in the corridors must have made him forgetful, he thought.
▪ By careful timing, which is possible during a longer stay, you can avoid most of the crowds.
▪ Ten years was the longest reported stay.
▪ During that long hospital stay, it became painfully clear that I had two choices.
▪ These are excellent if you are considering a long stay of two or three months.
▪ As children no longer needed long hospital stays, the hospital opened its door to adults.
overnight
▪ We arrive in Innsbruck for dinner and an overnight stay.
▪ On to the Muskoka resort region for an overnight stay at the Highwayman Inn.
▪ An overnight stay in Fort Lauderdale is complimentary for passengers departing from the West Coast.
▪ His trips usually involve an overnight stay, and he pays the company rent for this occasional occupation.
▪ The average charge for an overnight stay in such historic surroundings was £16 for the four of us, including breakfast.
▪ Yes, if you have to spend any time in hospital as the result of an accident which requires an overnight stay.
▪ A six-hour delay on an overnight stay?
prolonged
▪ Birds have been seen in every month except June and August, and commonly make prolonged stays.
▪ The other was a still life, part of a series painted during a prolonged stay in Paris.
▪ A prolonged stay of several weeks was advised.
▪ He was not about to see the Shah's prolonged stay upset that.
short
▪ During his short stay in Madeira, he was a great benefactor of the island.
▪ Gandhi stayed in Champaran seven months, and returned for two shorter stays.
▪ Very often they moved on again after a short stay, for they found that reality was harsher than their dreams.
▪ They promised short stays, more contacts with the outside world and treatment that stressed returning children home whenever possible.
▪ Two troops deployed nearby to the west, awaiting a short stay at camp.
▪ I went every day at the same time, in fact, over the period of my short stay.
▪ Lamm also expects to spend some of his short stay in Silicon Valley chatting with potential donors.
■ NOUN
hospital
▪ The Doles met, she explained, at the end of his hospital stay for severe war injuries.
▪ It is usually as effective as surgery in treating bile duct stones and involves a shorter hospital stay.
▪ During that long hospital stay, it became painfully clear that I had two choices.
▪ The reduction was due to more severe symptoms with longer hospital stay in the supportive care group.
▪ There were no walking wounded, no agonized hospital stays, no maimed pilots to mar the scene.
▪ Although 83 he was still sprightly and his death from pneumonia following a short hospital stay came as a shock.
▪ As children no longer needed long hospital stays, the hospital opened its door to adults.
hotel
▪ Usually in May we hire a coach and about 50 of us set off on a 3-day, 2-night hotel stay.
night
▪ It must be combined with a 7 night stay at any one of our features Mombasa hotels.
▪ A week can be split into four-and three-#night stays.
▪ On arrival transfer to the Luxor Hilton for a two night stay.
■ VERB
enjoy
▪ It's an ideal base from which to enjoy your stay.
▪ I also enjoyed my stay in Patagonia.
▪ However, even non-golfers will enjoy their stay at this hotel.
▪ We sincerely hope you enjoy your stay with us, will visit us again, and recommend us to your friends.
▪ Later, we talked in our beds, like children enjoying an overnight stay at a friend's house.
▪ He didn't trouble with small-talk, or asking if the visitors were comfortable, or enjoying their stay.
extend
▪ The aunt refused to extend their stay when she caught Tam in bed with a bottle of sherry.
▪ On the following day it was announced that the ship would extend its stay in Keelung because of unspecified supply difficulties.
▪ The Blues wing-back is currently in talks with the club and dearly wants to extend his stay in East Anglia.
grant
▪ Because this would cause Mr Goodman financial hardship, a High Court judge said that it was wrong to grant a stay.
▪ The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs at least be granted stays of deportation until lower courts had adjudicated their cases.
▪ However, a federal appeals court granted a stay on the order.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a short stay in the hospital
▪ I met her during my stay in Venice.
▪ So how was the rest of your stay?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Cash was treated for pneumonia during a two-week hospital stay in October 1999.
▪ In psychiatric hospitals, the countywide average stay has plummeted from 22 days five years ago to 13 days now.
▪ In short, they have done everything in their power to ensure a comfortable corporate stay in the city.
▪ The stay at Oxford spoiled me, I guess.
▪ The four inside stays are now being assembled, two are complete and the other two are well advanced.
▪ The length of stay and conditions have been cited as key factors behind a recent surge in violence, escapes and riots.
▪ Their average stay in a corps was only two years.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stay

Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. st[ae]g, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.

In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or situation of staying, or going about from one tack to another.
--R. H. Dana, Jr.

Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.

Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.

To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
--Totten.

Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.

Stay

Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. i. [[root]163. See Stay to hold up, prop.]

  1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

    She would command the hasty sun to stay.
    --Spenser.

    Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first.
    --Dryden.

    I stay a little longer, as one stays To cover up the embers that still burn.
    --Longfellow.

  2. To continue in a state.

    The flames augment, and stay At their full height, then languish to decay.
    --Dryden.

  3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.

    I 'll tell thee all my whole device When I am in my coach, which stays for us.
    --Shak.

    The father can not stay any longer for the fortune.
    --Locke.

  4. To dwell; to tarry; to linger.

    I must stay a little on one action.
    --Dryden.

  5. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.

    I stay here on my bond.
    --Shak.

    Ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon.
    --Isa. xxx. 12.

  6. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed. [Archaic]

    Here my commission stays.
    --Shak.

  7. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well. [Colloq.]

  8. (Naut.) To change tack, as a ship.

Stay

Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stayed (st[=a]d) or Staid (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Staying.] [OF. estayer, F. ['e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf. stay a rope to support a mast. Cf. Staid, a., Stay, v. i.]

  1. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

    Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side.
    --Ex. xvii. 1

  2. Sallows and reeds . . . for vineyards useful found To stay thy vines.
    --Dryden.

    2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

    He has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter, and it has not staid his stomach for a minute.
    --Sir W. Scott.

  3. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.

    She will not stay the siege of loving terms, Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes.
    --Shak.

  4. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.

    Him backward overthrew and down him stayed With their rude hands and grisly grapplement.
    --Spenser.

    All that may stay their minds from thinking that true which they heartily wish were false.
    --Hooker.

  5. To hinder; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

    Your ships are stayed at Venice.
    --Shak.

    This business staid me in London almost a week.
    --Evelyn.

    I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that appeared to me new.
    --Locke.

  6. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. ``I stay dinner there.''
    --Shak.

  7. To cause to cease; to put an end to.

    Stay your strife.
    --Shak.

    For flattering planets seemed to say This child should ills of ages stay.
    --Emerson.

  8. (Engin.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.

  9. (Naut.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.

    To stay a mast (Naut.), to incline it forward or aft, or to one side, by the stays and backstays.

Stay

Stay \Stay\, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai support, and E. stay a rope to support a mast.]

  1. That which serves as a prop; a support. ``My only strength and stay.''
    --Milton.

    Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.
    --Addison.

    Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry.
    --Coleridge.

  2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.

    How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
    --Gay.

  3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.

    Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care; No mortal interest can be worth thy stay.
    --Dryden.

    Embrace the hero and his stay implore.
    --Waller.

  4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.

    Made of sphere metal, never to decay Until his revolution was at stay.
    --Milton.

    Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay.
    --Hayward.

  5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]

    They were able to read good authors without any stay, if the book were not false.
    --Robynson (More's Utopia).

  6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety. [Obs.] ``Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds and stays.''
    --Herbert.

    The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king.
    --Bacon.

    With prudent stay he long deferred The rough contention.
    --Philips.

  7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.

    Stay bolt (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart, as in the leg of a steam boiler.

    Stay busk, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk.

    Stay rod, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a steam boiler.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stay

"support, prop, brace," 1510s, from Middle French estaie "piece of wood used as a support," Old French estaie "prop, support," perhaps from Frankish *staka "support" or some other Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic *stagaz (cognates: Middle Dutch stake "stick," Old English steli "steel," stæg "rope used to support a mast"), from PIE *stak- "to stand, place" (see stay (n.2)). In some uses from stay (v.2).

stay

"strong rope which supports a ship's mast," from Old English stæg "rope used to support a mast," from Proto-Germanic *stagaz (cognates: Dutch stag, Low German stach, German Stag, Old Norse stag "stay of a ship"), from PIE *stak- "to stand, place," perhaps ultimately an extended form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

stay

1520s, "delay, postponement, period of remaining in a place," from stay (v.1). Meaning "action of stoppage, appliance for stopping" is 1530s; that of "suspension of judicial proceedings" is from 1540s.

stay

"support, sustain," early 15c., from Middle French estayer (Modern French étayer), originally in nautical use, "secure by stays," from estaie (see stay (n.1)). The nautical sense in English is from 1620s. Related: Stayed; staying.

stay

mid-15c., "cease going forward, come to a halt," also (transitive) "detain, hold back," from Old French estai-, stem of estare "to stay or stand," from Latin stare "to stand, stand still, remain standing; be upright, be erect; stand firm, stand in battle; abide; be unmovable; be motionless; remain, tarry, linger; take a side," (source also of Italian stare, Spanish estar "to stand, to be"), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense of "remain" is first recorded 1570s; that of "reside as a guest for a short period" is from 1550s. Related: Stayed; staying.\n

\nOf things, "remain in place," 1590s. Stay put is first recorded 1843, American English. "To stay put is to keep still, remain in order. A vulgar expression" [Bartlett]. Phrase stay the course is originally (1885) in reference to horses holding out till the end of a race. Stay-stomach was (1800) "a snack."

Wiktionary
stay

Etymology 1 n. 1 (context nautical English) A strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel. 2 A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element. 3 (context chain-cable English) The transverse piece in a link. vb. 1 (context transitive nautical English) To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays. 2 (context transitive nautical English) To tack; put on the other tack. 3 (context intransitive nautical English) To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship. Etymology 2

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady. 2 (context transitive English) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder. 3 (context transitive English) To restrain; withhold; check; stop. 4 (context transitive English) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back. 5 (context transitive English) To hold the attention of. 6 (context transitive English) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist. 7 (context transitive English) To wait for; await. 8 (context intransitive English) To rest; depend; rely. 9 (context intransitive English) To stop; come to a stand or standstill. 10 (context intransitive English) To come to an end; cease. 11 (context intransitive English) To dwell; linger; tarry; wait. 12 (context intransitive English) To make a stand; stand. 13 (context intransitive English) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end. 14 (context intransitive English) To remain in a particular place, especially for an indefinite time; sojourn; abide. Etymology 3

n. 1 A prop; a support. 2 (context archaic English) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on. 3 That which holds or restrains; obstacle; check; hindrance; restraint. 4 A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress. 5 (context archaic English) A standstill; a state of rest; entire cessation of motion or progress. 6 A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment. 7 A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence. 8 continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn. 9 (context nautical English) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels. 10 Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety. 11 A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing. 12 (context obsolete English) Hindrance; let; check. Etymology 4

  1. 1 (context UK dialectal English) steep; ascending. 2 (context UK dialectal English) (context of a roof English) Steeply pitched. 3 (context UK dialectal English) difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer. 4 (context UK dialectal English) stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud. adv. (context UK dialectal English) steeply. alt. 1 (context UK dialectal English) steep; ascending. 2 (context UK dialectal English) (context of a roof English) Steeply pitched. 3 (context UK dialectal English) difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer. 4 (context UK dialectal English) stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.

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WordNet
stay

  1. n. continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

  2. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"

  3. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage]

  4. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

  5. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

stay

  1. v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "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" [syn: remain, rest] [ant: change]

  2. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: stick, stick around, stay put] [ant: move]

  3. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, abide]

  4. continue in a place, position, or situation; "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" [syn: stay on, continue, remain]

  5. remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" [ant: depart]

  6. stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: detain, delay]

  7. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" [syn: persist, remain]

  8. a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: last out, ride out, outride]

  9. stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"

  10. fasten with stays

  11. overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, appease]

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Wikipedia
Stay

Stay may refer to:

Stay (2005 film)

Stay is a 2005 American psychological thriller film directed by Marc Forster and written by David Benioff. It stars Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Bob Hoskins and Naomi Watts, with production by Regency and distribution by 20th Century Fox. The film represents intense relationships centering on reality, death, love and the afterlife.

Stay (2005 song)
  1. redirect Stay (Ne-Yo song)
Stay (David Bowie song)

"Stay" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie in 1975 for the album Station to Station, released in January the following year. In July 1976, the song was released as a single by RCA in the United States The length of the album version of "Stay" is 6:15.

The verse and chorus structures can be traced back to " John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)", a track recorded for the Young Americans album but first released (as a single) in 1979.

Stay (Ne-Yo song)

"Stay" is the debut single by American R&B singer Ne-Yo, from his debut studio album In My Own Words (2006). It features rapper Peedi Peedi and produced by Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar.

The video for "Stay" premiered on BET and VH1 in September 2005, and on TRL in November 2005. The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in the U.S. in 2005, however, the song proved to be a success on the R&B charts, peaking at number 36, Ne-Yo's first single to do so as a solo artist.

In the UK, "Stay" was due to be released as the third single from In My Own Words. The video premiered on UK television in September 2006 on TV channel B4. The single was due to be released in the UK on October 2, 2006 but due to lack of airplay, the single was subsequently cancelled.

Stay (Shakespears Sister song)

"Stay" is a song by UK based pop act Shakespears Sister, released by London Records in January 1992 as the second single from their album Hormonally Yours. Upon release, the single became a global smash hit becoming the duo's first and only No. 1 single in numerous territories, including the UK, where it topped the UK Singles Chart for eight consecutive weeks; the longest UK No. 1 reign for any girl band, and was the fourth biggest selling single of 1992. The single also held the No. 1 position in band member Siobhan Fahey's birthplace, Ireland, for six weeks, and it was a transatlantic hit reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

At the 1993 Brit Awards "Stay" won the award for Best British Video. In November 2010, The X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd performed the song on series 7 of the show. Following this, the original version re-entered the UK, Ireland and the European Hot 100 Singles charts. The song originally sold 490,000 copies in the UK by the end of 1992 which was a year that saw low single sales, as of February 2012 it had sold over 600,000 copies (the threshold for a Platinum certification in the UK).

"Stay" was the only Shakespears Sister song that featured Siobhan Fahey less prominently on vocals than Marcella Detroit, with Detroit singing the verses and lead chorus and Fahey singing the song's dramatic bridge. Detroit is noted for singing in whistle register before the last chorus of the song, going up to a high F (F6). The piano, synth and bass guitar were performed by Ian Maidman, and the drums by Steve Ferrera, both musicians whose contributions featured throughout the 'Hormonally Yours' album.

Stay (Pink Floyd song)

"Stay" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1972 album Obscured by Clouds. It is known for being one of the album's particularly slow-moving, lyrical songs. The song was also issued as the B-side of " Free Four".

Stay (Jeremy Camp album)

Stay is Jeremy Camp's second studio album and his first major-label studio album, released in 2002.

Stay (Jodeci song)

"Stay" is a song by American group Jodeci from their debut album Forever My Lady (1991). The song was the third single released in promotion for the album in December 1991. "Stay" was the group's second number one R&B hit, spending two weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number forty-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Stay (I Missed You)

"Stay (I Missed You)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. It was released in May 1994 as the lead single from the original movie soundtrack Reality Bites (1994). The song was written and composed by Loeb herself, while production was handled by Juan Patiño and Loeb, who previously produced some of her songs back with Nine Stories. "Stay" was originally conceived in 1990 when she formed the band Nine Stories, who were then featured in the song (they were credited separated from Loeb). Loeb's neighbor and friend, actor Ethan Hawke had found out about the song and submitted it to actor Ben Stiller's directional film soundtrack Reality Bites which was then accepted. Musically, "Stay" is a pop rock song that has been influenced with folk music. Lyrically, the song deals with a relationship that is in trouble, but the singer tries to reconcile with her lover.

"Stay" received positive reviews from most music critics, who praised the lyrical and production side and likened the song's commercial potential. Several critics had listed the song in some of the best song lists. "Stay" ultimately went on to become a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning her the distinction of being the first artist to top the U.S. chart before being signed to any record label. The song was commercially successful in countries including New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom. The song's music video was produced and directed by close friend Ethan Hawke who lived near her apartment in New York City. For their performance of the song Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories were nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, but lost to All-4-One's "I Swear".

Stay (Maurice Williams song)

"Stay" is a doo-wop song recorded by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. The song was written by Williams in 1953 when he was 15 years old. He had been trying to convince his date not to go home at 10 o'clock as she was supposed to. He lost the argument, but as he was to relate years later, "Like a flood, the words just came to me."

In 1960, the song was put on a demo by Williams and his band, the Zodiacs, but it attracted no interest until a ten-year-old heard it and impressed the band members with her positive reaction to the tune. The band's producers took it along with some other demos to New York City and played them for all the major record producers that they could access. Finally, Al Silver of Herald Records became interested, but insisted that the song be re-recorded as the demo's recording levels were too low. They also said that one line, "Let's have another smoke" would have to be removed in order for the song to be played on commercial radio. After the group recorded the tune again, it was released by Herald Records and was picked up by CKLW. It entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on October 9, 1960 and reached the number one spot on November 21, 1960. It was dislodged a week later by Elvis Presley's " Are You Lonesome Tonight?".

The original recording of "Stay" remains the shortest single ever to reach the top of the American record charts, at 1 minute 36 seconds in length. By 1990, it had sold more than 8 million copies. It received a new lease of popularity after being featured on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.

Stay (Wasting Time)

"Stay (Wasting Time)" is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single off their album Before These Crowded Streets. As a single, it reached #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #33 on the Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult 40. The song features The Lovely Ladies (Tawatha Agee, Cindy Myzell, and Brenda White King) on background vocals.

The song has been used as a set closer or as an encore frequently in their live performances. This song is one of the few which do not differ greatly from its studio version when performed live. The only major difference that occurs during live performances is that sometimes the ending of the song features improvisation.

The song was used by the Virginia Tourism Corporation for a 2005 television commercial. It was also featured in the 2007 film The Kingdom.

Stay (novel)

Stay is a crime novel by Nicola Griffith. It is a sequel to her 1998 novel The Blue Place, and continues the story of its protagonist, Aud Torvingen.

Stay (Fayray song)

"stay" is Fayray's 12th single. It was released on May 9, 2002 and peaked at #24. The song was used in a commercial for Kanebo's "KATE" cosmetics line and also served as ending theme for the TV program "Matthew's Best Hit TV". The coupling is a cover of Leon Russell's " A Song for You".

Stay (Simply Red album)

Stay is the tenth studio album from British pop group Simply Red. It was released on 12 March 2007 in the UK and entered the official charts at #4. Stay features 10 original tracks and a cover version of " Debris" by The Faces. The song most popular and played on radios is "So Not Over You".

Stay (Oingo Boingo album)

Stay is a compilation album of the band Oingo Boingo. The album was only released in Brazil.

Stay (Elisa song)

"Stay" is the first track from Elisa's album Soundtrack '96-'06, it was the third single from the album and the first single from the international album Caterpillar, released in Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Stay was released only download in Italy.

Stay (Jeremy Camp song)

"Stay" is the fifth single from Christian singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp's first major label full-length album Stay, released on June 24, 2003.

Stay (David Guetta song)

"Stay" is a house song performed by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from singer Chris Willis. The track was released as the second single from Guetta's second studio album, Guetta Blaster on September 13, 2004. The single was not released in the United Kingdom. In certain territories, the single was released as a double A-side with the French only single " Money". A music video for the track exists, but it does not feature either Guetta or Willis. The single found the most success on the Belgian Singles Chart, peaking at #10.

Stay (Sugarland song)

"Stay" is a song recorded by American country music duo Sugarland. It was released in September 2007 as the fourth and final single from their album Enjoy the Ride (see 2006 in country music). Overall, the song is the group's eighth single to enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, where it reached a peak position of #2, and has become their signature song. The music video for "Stay" was ranked #10 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos.

In addition, it is the first song in Sugarland's career to be written solely by lead vocalist Jennifer Nettles.

"Stay" was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 21, 2008. It was later Sugarland's first single to earn a Platinum certification on March 24, 2009. It reached over two million in sales in 2013, and has sold 2,219,000 copies as of February 2016.

The song is part of the track list for Now That's What I Call Country.

"Stay" was voted the fourth greatest video of the decade on CMT.com

Stay (Eternal song)

"Stay" is the debut single by British girl group Eternal. It released on 20 September 1993 as the lead single from their debut album Always & Forever (1993). The single entered at number 16 on 26 September 1993 on the UK Singles Chart, eventually peaking at number four on 17 October 1993. The single was also a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 19 on 12 March 1994, their only single to reach the top 40. An earlier version of the song, which was written by Bob Khozouri and Mark Stevens, was recorded by Glenn Jones and released in 1990.

Stay (Jay Sean song)

"Stay" is the third single from Jay Sean's second album My Own Way & in the third album, All or Nothing. It was released on 7 July 2008 and became his lowest charting official UK single to date, peaking at #59.

Stay (2-4 Family song)

"Stay" is the debut single by hip-hop group, 2-4 Family. It is their only song in which former band member Jo O'Meara sings, because she soon leaves the band, joining S Club in 1999. Jo O'Meara takes the lead vocals, singing dramatically. It charted at #8 on the Viva Top 100. The video was added to YouTube on November 5, 2006. It has had 81,707 views as of June 17, 2009. It is 2-4 Family's most successful song ever released.

After the single, a Christmas version of Stay was also released.

Category:1998 singles

Stay (SafetySuit song)

"Stay" is the second single by alternative rock band SafetySuit, off of their debut album Life Left To Go.

It has peaked at #44 on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs, #92 on the Pop 100 chart, and #17 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart.

Stay (Bernard Butler song)

"Stay" is the debut single from Bernard Butler released in January 1998. It was taken from the album People Move On and charted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

Stay (Hurts song)

"Stay" is a song by English synthpop duo Hurts from their debut album, Happiness. It was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010. The song is the soundtrack to the German film Kokowääh, and was included in the Les Mills International BodyBalance (BodyFlow in the US/Canada) fitness program as Track 8 - Twists for Release 53.

Stay (Nick Jonas & the Administration song)

"Stay" is a non-album single by Nick Jonas & the Administration. The song didn't appear on their first album Who I Am.

Stay (Destine song)

"Stay" is the first single from the Dutch pop punk band Destine from their upcoming second studio album. The song was released on June 19, 2011 and received significant airplay. It was their second single to climp onto the Netherlands Top 40 charts.

A music video directed by the bands keyboard player Laurens Troost & Sitcom Soldiers was released on June 24, 2011.

On August 10 the band released an instrumental version of "Stay" for free download at MediaFire. It was released for fans to record their version of the song and post videos of them singing it YouTube wherein winners would be chosen to perform with Destine live on their October headline tour in central Europe. The winners were announced on September 1 but the link nor download was never shut down.

Stay (Stephen Gately song)

"Stay" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone Stephen Gately from his debut solo album, New Beginning. It was released as the third single from the album on May 12, 2001. The song peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

Stay (Sash! song)

"Stay" is a song by the German DJ/production team Sash! featuring La Trec. It was released in September 1997 via Mighty label as the fourth and final single from their album, It's My Life - The Album. The song was number-one for 4 weeks on the Canadian RPM Dance Chart and reached number 10 in Germany, number 19 in Switzerland. It also reached the top 40 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands. Additionally, this is their third consecutive No. 2 in the United Kingdom.

Stay (The Controllers album)

Stay is the 1986 album, released by the late 1970s and 1980s band The Controllers, which was released by MCA Records. It was produced by the band's member Barry J. Eastmond in collaboration with Galen Senogles and Ralph Benatar

The album subsequently went on the charts, peaking at number 25 on the Black Albums chart, making it the most successful R&B album of their career. This album also spanned two R&B singles, "Distant Lover" and their title track "Stay", which was a moderate hit in the UK.

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" is a song by the rock band U2. It is the fifth track on their 1993 album, Zooropa, and was released as the album's third single on 22 November 1993. The song was a top ten hit in Ireland, Australia, the United Kingdom, and several other countries. The music video was shot in Berlin, Germany. The earliest incarnation of the song developed during sessions for the group's 1991 album Achtung Baby. It was written for and inspired by Frank Sinatra and bore his surname as the original working title. An alternate recording was used in the Wim Wenders film Faraway, So Close!.

"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" was well received by critics and nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song. The song made its live debut on the Zoo TV Tour but has only been performed intermittently in an acoustic version over subsequent tours. Members of U2 consider it to be one of their favourite songs; guitarist The Edge named it the best track on the album, while lead singer Bono stated that it was one of their best creations.

Stay (Tooji song)

Stay is a 2012 a Norwegian English language song written by Tooji Keshtkar, Peter Boström and Figge Boström and sung by Tooji, a Norwegian singer of Iranian origin. On 11 February 2012, it won the 2012 edition of the Melodi Grand Prix for 2012. "Stay" represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song advanced from the second semi-final, but in the final it finished in last place with seven points.

Stay (Rihanna song)

"Stay" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her seventh studio album, Unapologetic (2012). It features guest vocals by Mikky Ekko, and was released as the second single from the album on January 7, 2013. "Stay" was co-written by Ekko and Justin Parker. The song's lyrical content speaks of temptation and the inability to resist true love. Music critics were generally positive in their opinion regarding the balladry, with most describing it as a standout track on the album, though a few labeled it as boring.

Upon the release of Unapologetic, "Stay" charted on multiple charts worldwide. Following its release as a single, it reached number one in Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Israel and the top five in twenty-four countries worldwide including Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rihanna's twenty-fourth top ten on the chart, thus surpassing Whitney Houston's tally. Furthermore, it has charted at number one on the US Pop Songs chart and 16 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Worldwide the single has sold over 10 million copies making it one of the best selling singles of all time.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Sophie Muller, depicts Rihanna naked in a bathtub filled with cloudy water, while Ekko sings in a separate bathroom. Critics likened the vulnerability and raw emotion in the video to the song itself. Rihanna premiered "Stay" on Saturday Night Live in the United States, while she performed the song in the United Kingdom on the ninth series of The X Factor. Rihanna and Ekko also performed "Stay" at the 2013 Grammy Awards. The track was included on the set list of the majority of her 777 Tour promotional tour dates, in support of the album, while it was included on Rihanna's fifth headlining tour, the " Diamonds World Tour" in the encore and the opening song of her seventh headlining tour, the Anti World Tour.

Stay (2013 film)

Stay is a Canadian-Irish drama film co-production. It is directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld who adapted the story from the Aislinn Hunter novel.

Stay (Black Stone Cherry song)

"Stay" is a song by American rock band Black Stone Cherry, written by the band along with Joey Moi. Black Stone Cherry recorded it on their 2011 album Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, produced by Howard Benson.

Stay (No Devotion song)

"Stay" is the debut single by alternative rock band No Devotion.

Stay (sculptures)

Stay are identical cast iron human form sculptures made by Antony Gormley and installed in two locations in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The first sculpture was installed in the Avon River in September 2015. The second sculpture is still in storage at Canterbury Museum, to be installed in the north quadrangle of the Arts Centre in early 2016.

Stay (Kygo song)

"Stay" is a 2015 song by the Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo. It features the vocals from Maty Noyes. It was released as the fourth single from Kygo's debut studio album, Cloud Nine. An official music video for the song was released on 18 February 2016.

Stay (Sigma song)

"Stay" is a song performed by British drum and bass duo Sigma. The song was released as a digital download on 18 March 2016 through 3 Beat Records as the eighth and final single from their debut studio album Life (2015). The song peaked to number 178 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Sigma, Carl Ryden, Paul Harris and Elizabeth Paige.

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Usage examples of "stay".

So when Madelyne came to him, looking for a place to stay and for gainful employment, Stroker was happy to accommodate her.

On the morning Washington departed Philadelphia to assume command at Boston, he and others of the Massachusetts delegation had traveled a short way with the general and his entourage, to a rousing accompaniment of fifes and drums, Adams feeling extremely sorry for himself for having to stay behind to tend what had become the unglamorous labors of Congress.

He told me that if I thought I was going to prove I was not in love with his wife by staying away I was very much mistaken, and he invited me to accompany all the family to Testaccio, where they intended to have luncheon on the following Thursday.

They stay at a constant level of human accomplishment, and they stay out of politics.

The prolonged stay of Bonaparte at Moscow can indeed be accounted for in no other way than by supposing that he expected the Russian Cabinet would change its opinion and consent to treat for peace.

Excellent in cases of sudden syncope or fainting, such as sometimes require the opening of windows, the dashing on of cold water, the cutting of stays, perhaps, with a scene of more or less tumultuous perturbation and afflux of clamorous womanhood.

The one-eyed madman seemed to care nothing for his own life, yet made staying alive look so easy.

Set random course and stay clear of any Allegiancy astrogation probes.

The big alligator farms pulled people in, and then they stayed and paid good tourist dollars for airboat rides, canoe treks along the endless canals at sunset, and even camping in traditional chickees.

To such allocutions Gregor made no answer, but stayed motionless where he was, as if the door had never been opened.

Howsome ebber, he do say effen enybody wants ter stay wid him, en live right on in de same cabins, dey kin do it, effen dey promise him ter be good niggers en mine him lak dey allus done.

Of all people, Mistress Anan, who had once owned the inn where he stayed in Ebou Dar, was sitting on one of the three-legged stools reading a book.

Mat had never before let himself be turned off a girl because of her mother, even if that mother owned the inn where he was staying, but Mistress Anan had a way about her.

Rick stowed the probe in the equipment bay and followed the two women into the lander, but it had even less room than the command module so he stayed in the tunnel, feeling a bit disoriented as he looked down from above on the angular instrument panel and flight controls.

I should only annoy the ladies and tire myself in waiting for some chance favour if I stayed, I bade them adieu and returned to Sulzbach the next morning.