stay
/steɪ/ verbTranslation
NOT LEAVE [I] › to continue to be in a place, job, etc and not leave
kalmak
The weather was bad so we stayed at home. Do you want to stay in teaching?1594769IN A STATE [T] › to continue to be in a particular state
kalmak
The supermarket stays open late. I was tired and couldn't stay awake.2154VISIT [I, T] › to spend a short period of time in a place
geçirmek, kalmak, harcamak
We stayed in a hotel. We're going to stay with my grandmother.1658 stay put informal › to continue to be in the same place
stay behind phrasal verb kalmaya devam etmek; hâlâ aynı yerde kalmak
He told me to stay put while he fetched the car.1594 › to not leave a place when other people leave
stay in phrasal verb geride kalmak
I stayed behind after class to speak to the teacher.1594 › to stay in your home
stay on phrasal verb evde kalmak, dışarı çıkmamak
Let's stay in tonight and watch a video.1594 › to continue to be in a place, job, or school after other people have left
stay out phrasal verb ...da/de kalmak
I stayed on an extra two years at school.1594 › to not go home at night, or to go home late
stay out of sth phrasal verb eve gelmemek, eve geç gelmek; geç vakte kadar dışarıda kalmak
He stayed out all night.1452 › to not become involved in an argument or discussion
stay up phrasal verb dışında kalmak, dahil olmamak, bulaşmamak, katılmamak
It's better to stay out of their arguments.938 › to go to bed later than usual
geç vakitte yatmak
[+ to do sth] She stayed up to watch a film.565(Definition of stay verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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