stay

/steɪ/ verb

Definition

A1 to continue to be in a place, job, etc. and not leave: The weather was bad so we stayed home.

A2 to spend a short period of time in a place: We stayed in a hotel.

B1 to continue to be in a particular state: The supermarket stays open late.

(Definition of stay verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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