Definition
to stay (here): to remain, to stop, to continue to be (here)
I'm going to be staying in France an extra week.
to stay (at the hotel), to stay (with Susie): to sleep, to temporarily live (at the hotel, at Susie's house)
I'm staying at my Aunt's house until I find my own home.
a stay: a visit, a holiday
- "You neglected to mention where the conference is being held, however I do recommend the Bristol Arms Hotel if you're looking for a place to stay."
- "I would also like to inform you that someone in your group visited me in private last night and requested to stay at our monastery."
- "Woman: How was your stay?"
- "You are coming to the end of your stay here."
- "On behalf of the entire flight crew, we would like to thank you once again for choosing English Airlines, and we wish you a pleasant stay in London, or wherever your travels may take you."
- "We can all stay with my sister in Muswell Hill, and visit my cousins in Lickle Ickleton."
- "Horatio : Joan Wayne, you can't stay in this dirty, dusty Old West all your life."
- "For the duration of your stay here, you will dress in these humble robes."
- "Clerk (Camilla) : How many nights will you be staying with us?"
- "During your stay in our humble temple, I will be your spiritual guide in your quest for inner peace and enlightenment."
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