stays - Meaning in Kannada

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stay - Meaning in Kannada

stay Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of stays in English

stay noun

1. continuing or remaining in a place or state

   Examples

   • "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
   • "a lengthy hospital stay"
   • "they had a nice stay in Paris"
2. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
3. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
4. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

   Example

   • "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
5. the state of inactivity following an interruption

   Synonyms

   arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage

   Examples

   • "during the halt he got some lunch"
   • "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
   • "held them in check"
   • "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
   • "the negotiations were in arrest"

stay verb

1. stay the same; remain in a certain state

   Synonyms

   remain, rest, rest

   Examples

   • "He remained unmoved by her tears"
   • "rest assured"
   • "stay alone"
   • "The bad weather continued for another week"
   • "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"
2. stop or halt

   Synonyms

   delay, detain

   Example

   • "Please stay the bloodshed!"
3. overcome or allay

   Synonyms

   appease, quell

   Example

   • "quell my hunger"
4. fasten with stays
5. stay put (in a certain place)

   Synonyms

   stay put, stick around, stick

   Examples

   • "Stay put in the corner here!"
   • "Stick around and you will learn something!"
   • "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"
6. remain behind

   Example

   • "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
7. stop a judicial process

   Example

   • "The judge stayed the execution order"
8. hang on during a trial of endurance

   Synonyms

   last out, outride, ride out

   Example

   • "ride out the storm"
9. dwell

   Synonyms

   abide, bide

   Examples

   • "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
   • "You can stay with me while you are in town"
10. continue in a place, position, or situation

    Synonyms

    continue, continue, remain, stay on

    Examples

    • "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"
    • "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
    • "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
    • "Stay with me, please"
11. stay behind

    Synonyms

    persist, remain

    Examples

    • "The hostility remained long after they made up"
    • "The smell stayed in the room"

Synonyms of stay

• arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage
• remain, rest
• delay, detain
• appease, quell
• stay put, stick, stick around
• last out, outride, ride out
• abide, bide
• continue, remain, stay on
• persist, remain

Antonyms of stay

change, move, depart, quit, take leave

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