stay
1
[ stey ]
/ steɪ /
verb (used without object), stayed or staid, stay·ing.
verb (used with object), stayed or staid, stay·ing.
noun
Idioms for stay
stay the course,
to persevere; endure to completion.
Origin of stay
1
1400–50; late Middle English
staien < Anglo-French
estaier, Old French
estai-, stem of
ester < Latin
stāre to
stand
Words nearby stay
stave off,
staves,
stavesacre,
stavropol,
staw,
stay,
stay out,
stay over,
stay put,
stay stitching,
stay the course
Definition for stay (2 of 3)
stay
2
[ stey ]
/ steɪ /
noun
verb (used with object), stayed, stay·ing.
Definition for stay (3 of 3)
stay
3
[ stey ]
/ steɪ /
noun
any of various strong ropes or wires for steadying masts, funnels, etc.
verb (used with object), stayed, stay·ing.
to support or secure with a stay or stays: to stay a mast.
to put (a ship) on the other tack.
verb (used without object), stayed, stay·ing.
(of a ship) to change to the other tack.
Origin of stay
3
before 1150; Middle English
stey(e), Old English
stæg; cognate with German
Stag
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British Dictionary definitions for stay (1 of 3)
stay
1
/ (steɪ) /
verb
noun
See also
stay out
Word Origin for stay
C15
staien, from Anglo-French
estaier, to stay, from Old French
ester to stay, from Latin
stāre to stand
British Dictionary definitions for stay (2 of 3)
stay
2
/ (steɪ) /
noun
anything that supports or steadies, such as a prop or buttress
a thin strip of metal, plastic, bone, etc, used to stiffen corsets, etc
verb (tr) archaic
(often foll by up)
to prop or hold
(often foll by up)
to comfort or sustain
(foll by on or upon)
to cause to rely or depend
See also
stays (def. 1)
Word Origin for stay
C16: from Old French
estaye, of Germanic origin; compare
stay ³
British Dictionary definitions for stay (3 of 3)
stay
3
/ (steɪ) /
noun
a rope, cable, or chain, usually one of a set, used for bracing uprights, such as masts, funnels, flagpoles, chimneys, etc; guy
See also stays (def. 2), stays (def. 3)
Word Origin for stay
Old English
stæg; related to Old Norse
stag, Middle Low German
stach, Norwegian
stagle wooden post
Idioms and Phrases with stay
stay