英语词汇“stay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

MENU FOR staystay1 in a place2 in a condition3 live somewhere4 stay put5 be here to stay6 stay after (school)7 stay the course8 stay tuned9 stay!10 stay somebody’s hand11 stay an order/ruling/execution etcPhrasal verbsstay instay onstay outstay up

WORD ORIGINstay1

Origin:

1400-1500 Old French ester ‘to stand, stay’, from Latin stare

VERB TABLE

stay

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	stay
	he, she, it	stays
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	stayed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have stayed
	he, she, it	has stayed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had stayed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will stay
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have stayed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am staying
	he, she, it	is staying
	you, we, they	are staying
Past	I, he, she, it	was staying
	you, we, they	were staying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been staying
	he, she, it	has been staying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been staying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be staying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been staying

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

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 THE 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.

THESAURUS► stay

to not leave a place, or to be in a place for a particular period of time: · Stay where you are and don’t move.· John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.

► remain

formal to stay somewhere. In written English, people often prefer to use remain rather than stay, because it sounds more formal: · Some 2,000 protesters remained outside the building and refused to leave.· The judge recommended that he remain in jail for the rest of his life.

► linger

to stay in a place a little longer than you need to, because you are enjoying yourself, or because you hope to see someone or something: · He lingered outside the lecture hall, hoping for a chance to talk to her.· There are plenty of small cafés where you can linger over a cappuccino.

► loiter

to stay in a place not doing anything – used when you think someone is waiting for the chance to do something bad or illegal: · The two men had been seen loitering in the area on the day that the car was stolen.

► hang around

informal to stay somewhere not doing anything: · There are gangs of boys hanging around on street corners.· I don’t mind hanging around for a few minutes.· The boss doesn’t like being kept hanging around.

► stick around

informal to stay in the same place or situation for a period of time, especially while you are waiting for something to happen or someone to arrive: · I decided to stick around and see how it all turned out.· Make up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever.

Longman Language Activatorto stay in a place and not leave it► stay

· Stay where you are and don't move.· I'm coming too. I'm not staying here on my own.· Neighbors keep to themselves around here, they stay inside.stay with · He stayed with the baby until she fell asleep.stay (for) 3 hours/two days/a while etc · John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours.· Don't go so soon -- can't you stay just a little longer?stay for dinner/a drink/a game of cards etc · You're welcome to stay for lunch, you know.· Are you staying for a drink, or do you have to go?stay to dinner/tea etc · Mom always seated me next to him whenever he stayed to supper.stay to do something · Are you staying to watch the game?stay behind (=stay in a place after other people have left) · He stayed behind after class to ask the teacher a few questions.

► remain

formal to stay: · Some 2,000 students, lecturers and university workers remained inside, refusing to leave.· He was determined to remain out west until he had made his fortune.remain at/in: · The judge ruled that Borkin should remain in jail until his case is heard.· He had finished, but he remained at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience.remain with: · The children will remain with their mother.remain behind (=to stay in a place after other people have left): · The others were dismissed, but Harwood was asked to remain behind.

► stay put

to stay in the same place and not try to move from there: · He won't stay put long enough for me to take his photo.· I've decided to stay put until after Christmas, but after that I want to start looking for a new apartment.

► sit tight

to stay in the same place and wait until a difficult or dangerous situation has ended before moving: · You sit tight while I go and get some help.

► stay in

also stop in British informal to stay in your house and not go out, especially in the evening, instead of going out to enjoy yourself: · I've got to stay in and look after my sister on Friday night.· So, are you going out or stopping in tonight?

► stick around

informal to stay in the same place for a short time, especially because you are waiting for someone, or expecting something to happen: · If you don't feel like sticking around here, we could find a place to get some coffee.stick around for ten minutes/a while etc: · Do you guys want to stick around for a while?

► stop

British informal to stay somewhere for a short time, especially at someone's house: · I'm not stopping, I've just popped in to pick up some books.stop for tea/a chat/a cup of coffee etc: · Why don't you stop for lunch -- there's loads of food.

to stay in the same job, school etc and not leave it► stay

to continue to stay in the same job, school etc and not leave it: · Do you think she'd stay if we offered her a raise?stay at/with: · I've stayed at the same company for seven years, and I'd like to stick around for a while longer.· I didn't want to stay with Jordan's all my life -- I wanted a real career, one with a future.stay (on) at school (=continue to go to school) British: · Most students stay at school until they are 16 or 17.stay in school American (=continue to go to school): · We're trying to persuade our daughter to stay in school for another year.stay in: · Alice has never stayed in the same job for more than a year.

► stay on

to stay in a job, school etc for a longer time than you had planned, or after other people have left: · Alvin came here initially as a session musician, but he stayed on.· There was little encouragement for those over 65 to stay on after retirement.stay on at school/university/college etc: · He stayed on at college for an extra year to do a Master's degree.· Forty-four per cent of fifth formers now choose to stay on at school.stay on to do something: · He entered University College to study zoology and stayed on to work in genetics.

► remain

formal to stay in the same job, school etc and not leave it: remain at/in/with: · He's decided to remain in his present job for the time being.· Williams was offered $200,000 to remain with the Defense Department.remain as: · Sir Rocco Forte will remain as chief executive of the UK hotels company.

► stay put

to stay in the same job, school etc, especially because you have to and not because you want to: · If you stay put, you'll be even more miserable in a year's time.

to stay somewhere a little longer► stay on

to stay somewhere after other people have gone, or after you expected to leave: · The others went back to the hotel, but I stayed on in the bar, chatting to Alan.· It's okay, I'll stay on until you're ready to leave.· About 40 members of the audience stayed on after the performance for a glass of wine. stay on to do something: · I'll be late home -- I'm staying on to help organize the exhibition.

► stay late

to stay somewhere after other people have gone, often because you have work to do: · Employees regularly stay late to complete tasks, but they are not paid overtime.· In those days, teachers enjoyed running reading clubs, and stayed late after the bell to do so.

► stay (in) after school

if a student has to stay after school , they have to stay at the school for a short period of time after the other students have left, usually as a punishment: · If Sean failed to complete any of his classwork assignments, he had to stay after school until they were finished.

► linger

to stay in a place a little longer, either because you are hoping to see someone, or because you are enjoying yourself: · Jack lingered for a while in the hall, hoping to get the chance to talk with her.· She lingered for a moment, uncertain what to do, then turned on her heel and left abruptly.linger over: · As she lingered over her coffee, the sky began to darken and heavy rain clouds swept in.linger on: · A few fans lingered on after the concert was over.

to stay somewhere too long► outstay your welcome/overstay your welcome

to visit or stay with someone for too long, so that they wish you would go: · Isn't it time your friends left? They've outstayed their welcome a bit.· She was so worried about overstaying her welcome that she left after only one night.

to stay in someone's house or at a hotel► stay

to spend a few days, weeks etc at someone else's house or at a hotel, but not live there permanently: · Where in New Hampshire were you staying?· How long are you staying?stay (for) a few months/two weeks etc: · I was having such a good time in Paris that I phoned my mother to say I was staying another week.stay at/in: · I stayed at my brother's house for a couple of weeks.· Which hotel are you staying at?stay with (=stay at someone's house): · You could stay with John and Anne while you're in London.stay the night/stay over/stay overnight British (=sleep at someone else's house): · Is it all right if I stay the night?· You can stay over, Gail, if it would help.come to stay: · One of Sarah's friends is coming to stay with us this summer.

► visit

also visit with American to go to the house of a friend or relative and stay there for some time, because you want to see them: · I went to visit her last winter and I really had a great time.· How much do you visit with your Mom and Dad while you're here?· So are you just visiting friends out here or something?· She sent me some photographs of when she visited in December.

► board

to stay in a room in a family house or in a house where other people have rooms, and where some or all of your meals are provided: · Phoebe boards here during the week and goes home at weekends.board with: · I boarded with the Jansens until I found a place of my own.

► lodge

British if you lodge in someone's house or in a hotel, you pay money to stay there: lodge in/at/with: · Mrs Gould and her niece are lodging in the Rising Sun.· His wife and kids were forced to lodge with friends until they found a place of their own.

someone who is staying in a hotel or someone's house► guest

someone who is staying with friends or relatives or at a hotel: · The hotel bar is for guests only.· I'm really busy - I'm expecting guests this weekend.· Police evacuated hotel guests after staff received a bomb threat.have a guest (=have someone staying with you at your home as a guest): · We had guests over Christmas - three of them stayed until the New Year.

► lodger

British someone who pays rent to live in a room in someone else's house: · Are you still looking for a lodger?· This young lady's our new lodger.have a lodger/have somebody as a lodger: · We had lodgers all through the war, most of them evacuees.take in a lodger (=start having a lodger in your home): · If you're having trouble paying your mortgage, consider taking in a lodger or at least renting out a room.

a place where you can stay for a short period of time► a place to stay/somewhere to stay

especially spoken a place where you can stay, for example a hotel or a room in someone's house: · She needs somewhere to stay while she's at college.· If I can't find a place to stay, maybe I could stay at your pad.

► accommodation

also accommodations American a place where you pay money to stay, for example a hotel or a room that you rent: · The price includes flights, accommodation and transport.· You won't find any really luxurious accommodations, but there are adequate hotels and guest houses.· The cost of the six-day trip includes meals and motel accommodations.· The cost of rented accommodation keeps going up.

► lodgings

British a house where you pay rent to the people who own it so that you can live in one of their rooms: · The Henstocks were lucky enough to find lodgings in the village while they awaited a new home.· She's going to stay in lodgings until she finds a place of her own.board and lodgings (=when the price you pay includes some or all of your meals): · She was given free board and lodgings at the school where she worked.

► guest house

a small hotel where it is fairly cheap to stay, or a small house close to a larger house, where visitors can stay: · They told me the old cinema had been turned into a guest house.· We pulled up at a little guest house, but there were no vacancies there.

► boarding house

a private house where you pay to sleep and eat, and where you stay for a short time: · He took two rooms in a private boarding house.· Some of the boarding houses we stayed in were really run-down.

► bed and breakfast

also B and B a small hotel or house where you pay to sleep for the night and have breakfast the next morning: · We found a cheap bed and breakfast near the coast.· 'Where will you stay when you get there?' 'Oh, a B and B or a little guest house I expect.'

► digs

British informal a room in a house that you pay rent for, especially temporarily, for example because you are a student: · In our third year at university, we moved into digs in Elm Street.

to let someone stay in your home► have somebody to stay/have somebody staying

especially spoken if you have someone to stay , or have someone staying , they stay at your house for a few days, weeks etc: · I'm busy all next week - I've got people to stay.· Don't plan anything for next weekend because I might be having my sister to stay.· We often had overseas students staying with us over the summer.

► put somebody up

especially spoken to let a friend stay in your home for a short time, and provide them with a bed to sleep in: · "Where are you staying?" "Carole's putting us up for a couple of days."· They put me up in the spare room for a few days while I sorted things out.

► take somebody in

to offer someone a place to live, especially because they need your help: take in somebody: · For every child we take in, thousands are left to look after themselves on the streets.take somebody in: · When Mary's parents threw her out, my mother took her in.

the time when you stay somewhere► stay

the time when you stay in a place, for example when you go somewhere on holiday or for business: · So how was the rest of your stay?stay in: · I met her during my stay in Venice.

► visit

the time when you go to stay somewhere, especially in order to see people or see a place: · It was my first visit to my wife's parents' house.· She took the whole class out there for a visit.

to continue to be alive► live

to continue to be alive: · The baby was born with a serious heart defect and not expected to live.live for two years/three months/a long time etc: · My father only lived for a few years after his heart attack.· Cats normally live for about twelve years.the will to live (=the desire to live): · The will to live can be a vital factor in recovery.

► stay alive

to not die, even though you are in a dangerous situation: · The ship's crew eventually resorted to eating rats and even sawdust to stay alive.· Krasner, who has cancer, vowed she would stay alive until her brother was set free.

► outlive

to remain alive longer than someone else, especially a relative or friend who has died: · Judith outlived two of her three children.outlive somebody by 10 years/six months etc: · Women, on average, outlive men by 1.9 years.

► survive

to live longer than someone else, usually someone closely related to you - used especially in newspaper articles: survive somebody by 10 years/six months etc: · Charles survived his wife by three months.be survived by: · Monroe is survived by his wife, Regina, and two sons, Stanley and John.

to keep away from a person or place► avoid

to keep away from a person, because you do not want to talk to them, or keep away from a place, because there are problems there: · I'm sure Sarah's been avoiding me recently.· Drivers are advised to avoid Elm Street today due to heavy traffic and long delays.avoid somebody/something like the plague informal (=try very hard to avoid them): · Except when they were filming, the two actors avoided each other like the plague.

► stay away/keep away

to not go near a person or place, because they may be dangerous or may cause problems: stay away/keep away from: · That evening he received a note warning him to stay away from the camp.· Keep away from my children, or I'll call the police.stay/keep well away (=completely avoid): · She walked along the path, keeping well away from the edge of the cliff.

► steer clear of

also give somebody/something a wide berth informal to make an effort to avoid a person or place, because there could be serious problems if you do not: · We were told to steer clear of the main roads where we might be recognized.· She advised me to steer clear of Matthew - she said he couldn't be trusted.· Passersby gave the old man on the sidewalk a fairly wide berth.

► make a detour

to travel around a place instead of through the centre of it, especially to avoid a traffic problem: · We had to make a long detour because of the floods.

to behave well► behave

especially spoken to do what people tell you and not cause any trouble - use this especially about children: · If you two don't behave, I'm taking you straight home.behave yourself (=behave well): · Make sure you behave yourselves when we visit Grandma.

► well-behaved

someone who is well-behaved does not cause any trouble and does what other people tell them to do - use this especially about children, pets, or large groups of people: · Can I bring my dog? She's very well-behaved.· a well-behaved child· The crowd was noisy but well-behaved.

► good

if a child is good , he or she does not cause trouble and does what he or she is told to do: · I was always very good at school.· He's a good little boy.be good! (=used to tell a child to behave well): · Bye now, Jessie. Be good.

► be on your best behaviour

British /behavior American to make a special effort to behave well by doing and saying the right things and being very polite, because you know other people are watching you: · Dinner was very formal, with everyone on their best behaviour.

► stay out of trouble

to try not to behave badly, especially because you do not want to be noticed or caught: · Have a good time, boys, but try to stay out of trouble.· If I stay out of trouble till June, my parents will take me to Florida.

► keep your nose clean

informal to behave well, especially by not doing anything wrong or illegal: · It's not a great job, but if you keep your nose clean, you should be promoted by the end of the year.· He's been sentenced to seven years in prison, but he'll be out in four if he keeps his nose clean.

► orderly

: an orderly crowd/demonstration/march etc well-behaved and not violent or out of control: · Police said it was an orderly demonstration and there were no arrests.· The crowd were orderly and in good spirits.

calm in a difficult situation► calm

not getting angry or upset, even in a difficult situation: · I was trying to sound calm even though I was very upset.· Everyone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.keep/stay calm: · Keep calm and try not to panic.

► stay cool/keep cool

to stay calm and not show your emotions, especially when other people are getting excited or angry: · Sampras is the kind of player who always manages to stay cool, even under pressure.keep your cool (=not become angry): · He managed to keep his cool and ignore her last comments.

► keep your head

to manage to stay calm and to behave in a sensible way when something is likely to make you feel frightened or worried: · Paul's good at keeping his head in a crisis.· They were looking for a coach who could stay enthusiastic and keep his head at the same time.

► composed

in control of your emotions so that you look and feel calm in a difficult or upsetting situation: · I could see that she was angry but trying to remain composed.· It was several minutes before he felt composed enough to speak to anyone.

► presence of mind

the ability to stay calm that makes someone able to do the right thing immediately even in a dangerous or difficult situation: · His presence of mind prevented a serious accident.presence of mind to do something: · I'm still amazed that a terrified 19-year-old would have the presence of mind to reason with her kidnapper.

► unfazed/not fazed

informal calm in a difficult situation, especially one in which someone is trying to confuse or upset you: · Barton seemed unfazed by the accusations of corruption.· A few traders are concerned by the recent drop in the stock market, but most are not fazed.

► level-headed

able to behave sensibly, think clearly, and remain calm, even in a difficult situation: · A good pilot needs to be calm and level-headed.· He had a level-headed approach to financial matters.

to continue to be the same as before► stay

to continue to be the same as before: · The library stays open until 8pm on Fridays.· It will stay cold for the next few days.· They stayed friends after their divorce.· The details of her death have stayed a closely guarded secret.

► remain

written to continue to be the same as before: · She remained calm and waited till he had finished shouting at her.· Would the audience please remain seated.· The details of his death remain a closely guarded secret.remain the same: · His doctors say this his condition remains the same.

► keep

: keep quiet/awake/silent etc to continue to be awake, calm, quiet etc - use this especially to say someone has to make an effort to do this: · Paul managed to keep awake by drinking lots of strong black coffee.· Try to keep calm and let me know if anything changes.· We kept quiet and very still until the footsteps had passed.

► continue to be

to be the same as in the past, especially when you expected there might have been a change: · Inflation continues to be one of the government's main problems.· UN soldiers continue to be killed for nothing.· Peanut growing continues to be the main industry in Senegal.

► still

use this to emphasize that something or someone has not changed and continues to be the same: · At the age of 50, Marlene was still a beautiful woman.· She still has that rusty old car.· I'm still confused. Would you explain it again?

to continue to be in the same place or situation► stay

to continue to exist or still be in the same place: · The car was abandoned in a field, and there it stayed until police towed it back.stay with: · He stayed with the company for over thirty years.· The memory of his father's death stayed with him all his life.

► remain

written to continue to exist or still be in the same place: · The computers remained in their boxes until enough money was found to buy the software needed to operate them.remain with: · Her unhappy face remained with me throughout the rest of my journey.· The picture remained with the artist's family for a number of years.

► linger

if a sight, smell, or taste lingers you can still see it, smell it, or taste it even after a long time: · Garlic has a taste which tends to linger in your mouth.· The faint smell of cigar smoke lingered on in the room.

► still

use this to emphasize that someone or something still exists or is still in the same place, especially when this is unusual or surprising: · After two hours the dog was still there, just sitting and staring at our door.· Soloviov returned to the town where he was born after more than forty years and found his old house still standing.

to not interfere► mind your own business/it's none of your business

spoken say this when you want someone to stop interfering or asking questions about something that is private: · Whitney, you just mind your own business. He can do what he wants.· He wanted a copy of the will but I told him it was none of his business.· I didn't ask, because it's none of my business really, but I was sure curious.

► stay/keep out of it

spoken informal to not get involved in a fight or an argument between other people: · It isn't your business, you stay out of it and let her handle it.· I know what I'm doing - you keep out of it.stay/keep well out of it (=not interfere at all) British: · They're always arguing about money, but I try to stay well out of it.

► be/have nothing to do with

also not have anything to do with somebody if a situation has nothing to do with someone, it is very personal and private, and that person has no right to interfere in it: · I really shouldn't have told her about it - it had nothing to do with her, really.· Back off and let me handle it. It's nothing to do with you.

► leave/let well alone

British /leave/let well enough alone American spoken to not interfere or try to change a situation, because you might make it worse than before: · I should have left well enough alone, and never told my parents what had happened at all.· Once you've finished a project, leave well alone and go on to the next one.

to stay in good condition for a particular period of time► last

use this about clothes, equipment, furniture etc to say how long they will remain in good condition: · Cheap saucepans can't really be expected to last.· It's amazing how long this car has lasted, really.· You can get washable plastic lace by the yard, which lasts much better than the real thing.last (for) 7 years/2 months/a long time etc: · Some wine-makers will tell you that a cask lasts only for four years.· When the houses were put up in 1946, they really weren't meant to last more than ten years.last (somebody) a lifetime (=last a very long time): · With care, a mahogany dining table will last you a lifetime.· Well-made golf clubs ought to last a lifetime, so it's worth paying the extra.

► keep

use this about food or drink to say how long it will remain fresh: · You'd better eat these cakes today -- they won't keep.keep for 2 days/24 hours etc: · The yoghurt will keep for about a week in a refrigerator.keep until/till: · Do you think this bacon will keep till tomorrow?keep well: · Eat celery as soon as possible -- it does not keep well for long periods.

► stay fresh

use this about food or about flowers that have been cut: · Homemade bread never stays as fresh as the stuff you buy in the supermarket.stay fresh for 2 weeks/2 days/a long time etc: · Strain the stock and put in a sealed container. It should stay fresh for up to three days.· Bend the stems, as this will make the blooms stay fresh for longer.

what you say to tell someone not to move► don't move

· Don't move or they'll see us.· Don't move. I'll be back in five minutes.

► keep/stay still

used to tell someone not to change position or not to move any part of their body: · If you can't keep still, how can I cut your hair?· Can you keep still for a minute, Kim?· Be quiet and stay still.

► freeze

used especially by police officers to tell someone to stop moving and stand completely still: · "Freeze! Drop your weapons!" shouted the policeman.

► stay (right) where you are

used to tell someone not to go anywhere: · Stay where you are! Don't come any closer.· I'm going to look for a telephone. You stay right where you are until I come back.

to not go near to a person or place► not go near/not come near

· You'd better not come near me. I've got a bad cold.· People didn't go anywhere near the place at night. They were frightened of ghosts.· Don't go too near the fire!

► stay away from/keep away from

to never go near something or someone or to not go near them during a period of time, especially in order to avoid danger or trouble: · Stay away from the edge of the cliff.stay/keep well away from something/somebody: · If I were you I'd keep well away from him. He doesn't have a good reputation.

► keep your distance

to not go too close to someone or something, especially because it might be dangerous or harmful to go near: · Police warned the public to keep their distance if they saw a man fitting this description.keep your distance from: · Stick to the paths, and make sure you keep your distance from nesting birds.

► keep back/stay back

if you tell someone to keep back or stay back , you mean that they should not come nearer, especially because of possible danger: · Keep back, everyone! The tree may come down at any moment.keep/stay well back: · She lit the bonfire and told the children to stay well back.

to stay very near to someone or something► stay close/keep close

: stay close/keep close to · While the eggs are hatching the mother bird stays close to the nest.stay close/keep close together · Once we're inside the cave, we must all keep close together. We don't want anyone to get lost.

► cling to

if someone, especially a child, clings to you, they stay close to you all the time, especially because they lack confidence and depend on you too much: · It's quite common for a child to cling to his or her mother on the first day at school.· One of the girls was clinging to me all night at the disco. I just couldn't get rid of her.

► hug

to stay very close to the edge or surface of something, especially while moving along it: · The new road will stretch from Barcelona to the Adriatic, hugging the Mediterranean coast.· A row of tiny feeding fish were hugging the rock surface where I stood.· After Dunseverik, the path hugs the clifftop near Brebane Head.

to remember something very clearly► remember something well/vividly

· "Do you remember a guy called Casey?" "Sure, I remember him well."· It was a long, long time ago, but I remember it vividly.· What she remembered most vividly was the hopelessly sad expression in his eyes. remember something all too well/vividly (=remember something that you would prefer to forget) · These men remember all too well the horrors of the Korean War.

► distinctly remember

to remember the details about something extremely clearly, especially when it is not something that would usually stay in someone's memory: distinctly remember something: · I distinctly remember her dress. It was blue with a red belt.distinctly remember doing something: · I distinctly remember being told that my father was away on a long business trip.distinctly remember somebody doing something: · I distinctly remember him leaving the room at about 8.00 p.m.

► be fresh in your mind

if something is fresh in your mind , you remember it very clearly because it happened very recently or because it had a great effect on you: · The day war was declared is still fresh in my mind.· She wrote down the details of their conversation while they were still fresh in her mind.with something fresh in your mind: · It was going to be difficult forming a new relationship with the memory of Marian still fresh in his mind.

► I can still hear/see/feel etc

to remember clearly the sight, sound, feel etc of something: · I can still see his face when I told him I wanted a divorce.· I can still hear my mother even now, singing away in the kitchen.· The next morning, on his way to the office, he could still feel the touch of her lips on his.

► I will never forget

especially spoken use this to say that you will remember something for a long time because it was very shocking, very enjoyable, very frightening etc: · I'll never forget the sight of him lying there in the hospital.· "I'm going to teach you a lesson you'll never forget," said father grimly.I'll never forget the first time/the day/the night etc: · I'll never forget the first time I ate sushi.· I'll never forget the day Linda told us she was gay.I will never forget how/what/who etc: · I'll never forget how he comforted me after my son died.

► remember something as if it were yesterday

to remember something that happened a long time in the past so clearly that it seems to have happened very recently, especially because it had a great effect on you: · I remember sitting at that table and listening to him speak as if it were yesterday.· She remembers her husband being shot as if it were yesterday.

► relive

to clearly remember something, especially an experience from the past, by imagining that you are doing it again now: · In my dreams, I often relived my fears and thought I was being attacked.· It's about a woman who is forced to relive her past when she discovers her long-lost brother.· I have relived that game many times and I still don't know how I missed the goal.

► stay with

if something such as an experience or event stays with you, you remember it for a very long time because it has such a great effect on you: · When a loved one dies, it stays with you - it doesn't just go away.stay with someone for a long time/for the rest of their life: · The memory of the incident stayed with him for a long time.· Growing up in the countryside, she developed a passion for horses that stayed with her for the rest of her life.

► stick in your mind

if an experience or event etc sticks in your mind , it is very difficult to forget: · That reminds me of another incident that sticks in my mind.· One picture of a young child especially stuck in my mind.· A trivial incident, perhaps, but one that has stuck in my mind.

► be haunted by

if you are haunted by something, especially something that you are worried about or afraid of, you find it extremely difficult to forget it so you are always thinking about it: · She was still haunted by what happened in Barcelona, although she had left twenty years earlier.· All his life, Whitman was haunted by a sense of loss and loneliness.

always the same► stay the same

to continue to be the same and not change: · The word 'sheep' doesn't take 's' in the plural - the ending stays the same.· Tamara lived in a government apartment, and the rent stayed the same for five years.

► constant

an amount, temperature, rate etc that is constant stays the same and does not change: · It is important to store wine at a constant temperature.remain constant: · The number of deaths from road accidents has remained constant over the last five years.

► consistent

always staying the same in your beliefs, your behaviour, the quality of your work etc: · She is one of the most consistent players on the tennis circuit.· To secure our future, we need a consistent economic strategy.consistent in: · Judges must be firm, fair and consistent in their application of the law.

► unchanging

not changing, even when conditions or situations change: · Unlike us, most animals have needs that are fixed and unchanging.· She always had the same unchanging expression on her face, whatever mood she was in.

to not go to bed and not sleep► stay up

to not go to bed at the usual time or when other people do, but to stay awake and do things: · You guys go ahead and go to bed. I think I'll stay up for a while.· Kate stayed up all night by his bedside.· Didn't you even stay up on election night?· We went to bed, but Julie and Kate stayed up talking and playing cards.stay up till the small/wee hours (=keep awake until very late or nearly morning): · That night Carl stayed up into the small hours, preparing work for the next day.

► wait up

to keep awake and not go to bed at the usual time because you are waiting for someone to come home: · Julie's parents waited up all night but she never came home.· I'll be home late tonight, so don't wait up.wait up for: · I should go - Marie will be waiting up for me.

► awake

not sleeping: · John, are you awake? I think I heard someone downstairs.· When she returned to the bedroom, Jamie was awake. wide awake (=awake and not tired at all): · I was still wide awake at 2:00 a.m. when Jody came home.half awake (=only partly awake): · Gretchen wandered into the kitchen, only half awake and looking for coffee.stay awake: · Ellen was determined to stay awake, despite the late hour.

when something continues to exist in spite of difficulties► survive

· Many of the small, independent businesses are struggling to survive.· Only a few of Leonardo's earlier paintings still survive.· Our friendship has survived the bad times and has grown stronger.· The Cathedral survived repeated bombings during the Second World War.

► come through

to survive a period of great difficulty: · If we can come through this crisis, the company's future looks bright.· The German team were in deep trouble at the beginning of the match but in the end they came through.

► stay afloat

if a company stays afloat , it continues to survive in spite of difficult financial problems that may force it to close: · Ever since we started the business two years ago, we've been struggling to stay afloat.

to not die in spite of an accident, illness, or war► survive

· Only 12 of the 140 passengers on the plane survived.· Doctors predicted that the baby would not survive with such severe disabilities.· My grandmother wouldn't survive another operation.· Not many of the insects survive the winter.

► survivor

someone who has survived an accident, war, illness etc: · So far rescue workers have found no sign of any survivors.· Survivors of the accident were rushed to the nearest hospital.sole survivor (=the only survivor): · An eight-month-old baby girl was the sole survivor of a car crash that killed both her parents.

► stay alive

to continue to live and not die when you are in a very dangerous situation, for example in a war or when you have very little food: · They managed to stay alive by eating roots and berries.· We had to ignore the terrible things going on around us, and just concentrate on staying alive.

► pull through

to survive and get better after having a very serious illness or injury: · I was so ill that the doctors weren't sure if I was going to pull through.· The first few days after the accident were awful, and everyone was just praying he'd pull through.

► escape

to survive after being involved in a serious accident, especially because of good luck: · The driver was killed but his passenger escaped with only a few scratches.escape injury/death etc: · The family escaped injury when a fire gutted their two-bedroom apartment.narrowly escape (=only just escape): · The prime minister narrowly escaped a terrorist bomb in 1999.

► live

if you say that someone will live , you mean that they will survive, even though they have a very serious illness, injury etc: · One of the victims has severe burns and is not expected to live.live or die: · Our baby was in the intensive care unit, and we didn't know whether she would live or die.live to tell the tale/live to tell about it (=survive a very dangerous experience, so that you are able to tell people about it afterwards): · There were ten in the lifeboat, but only three lived to tell the tale.

► make it

informal to survive when you are in a very dangerous situation or when you have a very serious illness: · At one point I was so exhausted and weak that I didn't think I was going to make it.· I was surprised she had made it through the night.

► last

if someone lasts a period of time, they continue to live during that period, even though they have a very serious illness or injury: · His breathing was getting worse and he was not expected to last the night.· It's amazing that she's managed to last this long, really.

to stay in bed until late in the morning► get up late

to get out of bed later than usual in the morning: · We usually get up late on Sundays.· Jackson's not here. He must have gotten up late again.· I got up late, and then Brian was in the bathroom, so I just rushed straight here.

► have a lie in/sleep late

to stay in bed longer than usual in the morning, especially because you do not need to get up: · It's Saturday tomorrow, so I can have a lovely long lie in.· We slept late, and when we woke the sun was blazing in through the windows.

► stay in bed

to not get out of bed, even though you are not asleep: · If you're not well, you'd better stay in bed.· We stayed in bed all morning, reading the papers and drinking coffee.

► oversleep

to accidentally sleep longer than you intended, so that you are late for something: · Sorry I'm late - I overslept.· They were afraid of oversleeping and missing the plane.· He had overslept on the day he was supposed to take the entrance exam.

► sleep in

to deliberately get up later than usual because you do not have to get up at a fixed time: · I think I'll go to bed late tonight and sleep in tomorrow.· She doesn't even like sleeping in, even on Sundays.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► stay (at) home

I decided to stay home.

► stay for a year/ten minutes/a week etc

Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study.

► stayed late

She stayed late to finish the report.

► stay here/there

Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute.

► stay to dinner/stay for lunch etc

Why don’t you stay for supper?

► stayed the same

Nine women gained weight, and four stayed the same.

► stay the night/stay overnight/stay over

(=stay from one evening to the next day)

Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?

► staying out late

He started staying out late, drinking.

► stay out of it

You stay out of it. It’s none of your business.

► stay up late

I let the kids stay up late on Fridays.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat

The Treasury borrowed £40 billion, just to stay afloat.

► keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat

Somehow we kept the ship afloat.

► get/keep/stay ahead

Getting ahead at work is the most important thing to her at the moment.

► stay alert

Taking notes is one of the best ways to stay alert in lectures.

► stayed alive

We stayed alive by eating berries.

► remain/stay aloof (from somebody)

They worked hard, but tended to stay aloof from the local inhabitants.

► keep/stay away from an area

· The police ordered people to stay away from the area.

► stay/keep/remain awake

· I was tired and it was hard to stay awake.

► 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)· Even if they manage to stay in business for another year, their long-term survival remains under threat.· Some stores are finding it hard to stay in business.

► remain/stay/keep calm

I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.

► stay/keep close

We must all stay close.

► stay/keep in contact

(also maintain contact formal)· We’ve stayed in contact since we met on holiday.

► keep/stay cool

his ability to keep cool in a crisis

► a stay of execution

(=the official stopping or delay of an execution)· He was granted a stay of execution by the Supreme Court.

► stays fine

I hope it stays fine for you.

► stayed home

We stayed home last night.

► a hospital stay

(=the period someone spends in hospital)· New surgical techniques mean a hospital stay of less than 48 hours.

► stay at/in a hotel

· We stayed in a hotel near the airport.

► stay/act within the law

(=not do illegal things)· The security forces must act within the law.

► remain/stay at a level

· The fees are likely to remain at current levels.

► long-stay hospital/ward/bed etc

► long-stay patient/resident

► stay married

· I cannot stay married to a man I do not love.

► remain/stay/stick in your memory

(=be remembered for a long time)· That day will remain in my memory forever.

► 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?

► stay the night

(=sleep at someone’s house)· You’re welcome to stay the night if you like.

► staying overnight

Pam’s staying overnight at my house.

► stay in the race

· Forbes has the money to stay in the mayoral race as long as he likes.

► keep/stay in shape

She’s bought an exercise bike to keep in shape.

► stand/stay/remain etc on the sidelines

You can’t stay on the sidelines for ever; it’s time you got involved.

► remain/stay/keep silent

She kept silent, forcing Buchanan to continue.

► stay/remain/keep solvent

I don’t know how we managed to remain solvent.

► 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.

► 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.

► keep/stay warm

(=wear enough clothes not to feel cold)

Make sure you keep warm!

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► 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 THE ENTRY► stay the course

Republicans are vowing to stay the course.
Congratulations go to everyone who participated - they all stayed the course and helped to raise a staggering £2,180 for Cancer Research.
Instead, the focus was always on staying the course, keeping at it and not quitting.
Investors who stay the course would have none of this.
My son had stayed the course.
Perhaps three out of ten who began Jesuit formation stayed the course.
Remember, most dieters fail to stay the course.
Some lovers split after three days, some stay the course until they die.
Ya wan na defend yurself, ya stay the course.

► stay tuned

Stay tuned for more on this late-breaking story.
Could the same thing happen in the stock market this year? Stay tuned.
Stay tuned, because the Carrey saga should get interesting.
And some of us stay tuned to David Sesno.
And they wanted us to stay tuned to the second half-hour for a thing on Vanna White.
Even with remote controls at our fingertips, we are likely to stay tuned to the channel we have been watching.
Music Center sources say, so stay tuned.
The entire world will have to stay tuned to find out.

► stay!► stay somebody’s hand

There is little we can do to stay his hand without damaging East-West relations.

► stay an order/ruling/execution etc

Rivals got a stay order from the courts, though after a backroom deal in mid-March the government got its way.

► stay out of something

Stay out of this, Ben - it's none of your business.
After she calmed down she reminded me of our bargain, and of how she had stayed out of trouble all year.
He should stay out of the criminal justice system.
Hey, staying out of Dogpatch is motivation enough for any sane person.
I did my best to stay out of the politics.
In exchange, Harris gets up to 32 percent of Panopticom's stock and promises to stay out of Auerbach's hair.
Switzer is regarded as a figurehead who basically just stays out of the way.
Through it all, Daley stayed out of sight.
We stay out of the kitchen in the mornings while she is getting ready to go to work.

► stay put

He won't stay put long enough for me to take his photo.
I'm just going to stay put unless you need me to help you.
I've decided to stay put until after Christmas, but after that I want to start looking for a new apartment.
If you stay put, you'll be even more miserable in a year's time.
But since it was extremely dark and nearly dawn, we stayed put.
Dear Prudence would dictate staying put and waiting for air to come and retrieve him.
Everything falling in exactly the same way is what is natural, not everything staying put the same way.
If we stay put they can stay up there and fry the valley bottom, and us with it.
If you had been out in the middle of space, far from anything else, they would have stayed put.
Locals were told to evacuate, but Duane stayed put.
Water exchange is limited, and any pollution will just stay put.
When she stayed put, the men began pounding their fists on the tables as well.

► be here to stay

He believed that Money Advice was here to stay, whatever happened to the economy.
Hence the extent to which Conservative criminology is here to stay depends on more than mere changes of political parties.
Managed care is here to stay, experts at the conference agreed Wednesday.
Perhaps it is time we had a choice between parties which agree that liberal free-market economics are here to stay.
Running is here to stay, even if Baby is gone.
Teams are here to stay, and participating in them is the only option.
The Classics is here to stay.
Without question, the Africanized bees are here to stay.

► stay after (school)

But Lucie stayed after all, to play Balaam, and Izzie to play her pipe beforehand.
I stayed after hours doing murals on tailgates.
I had a friend who worked for the oil people, and I decided to stay after a visit to this place.
I have never once heard a staff member say that wouldn't stay after the school day for some activity or other.
In May, when the time changes and the weather mellows, the team will stay after the games to picnic.
Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division.
She went so far as to make special transportation arrangements for some students to stay after school to finish their assignments.
Some stay after class and follow me devotedly around the campus.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► keep/stay abreast of something

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/steer clear (of somebody/something)

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.

► 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 etc a jump ahead (of somebody)► 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.

► stick/stay in somebody’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.

► be at somebody’s side/stay by somebody’s side/not leave somebody’s side► be/keep/stay one step ahead (of somebody)

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.

► be/keep/stay etc in touch (with something)

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.