{
    "term": "stay",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "stay",
            "heSheIt": "stays"
        },
        "pastSimple": "stayed",
        "pastParticiple": "stayed",
        "ingForm": "staying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to continue to be in a particular place for a period of time without moving away",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.stay to do somethingstay doing somethingstay and do something",
            "labels": "(North American English also)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Stay there** and don't move!",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I just want to **stay in bed** today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **stayed at home** *(= did not go out to work)* while the children were young."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **stay home**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We ended up staying for dinner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People are being advised to **stay indoors**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you **stay behind** after the others have gone and help me clear up?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm staying late at the office tonight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My hat won't stay on!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't **stay long**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can stay a few minutes longer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can stay for a few more minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Do you want a drink?’ ‘No, thanks, I can't stay.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We stayed to see what would happen.",
                    "contextForm": "stay to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They stayed talking until well into the night.",
                    "contextForm": "stay doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alex stayed behind when the others had gone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stay here while I go find out what's happening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She asked everyone else to leave the room but I was allowed to stay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many students choose to stay after graduating and find jobs in the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He preferred to stay at home and watch TV."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was allowed to stay home from school because I was sick."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stays in her room most of the time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We liked the city so much we decided to stay there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had no more reason to stay in California."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Complications could arise which require you to stay in hospital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can't stay here indefinitely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Stay with me!’ he pleaded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why don't you stay for the rest of the day?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm going to stay until tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Afterwards he stayed to chat and sign autographs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't stay to watch the rest of the show."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stayed watching for a while, then went home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd love to stay chatting but I must go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd love to stay and chat but I must go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We encourage people to stay and have drinks after the movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you run away or stay and fight?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ducklings stay close to their mother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The camera stays on her face throughout the scene."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dropped a sandwich on the floor and it stayed there all week."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["behind", "on", "on"],
                "verb + stay": ["allow somebody to", "can", "manage to"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in", "on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a place to stay",
                    "a reason to stay",
                    "stay and chat, help, etc."
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to live in a place temporarily as a guest or visitor",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.+ noun",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My sister's coming to stay next week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's working here for two weeks and needs a **place to stay**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We found out we were staying in the same hotel.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's staying with friends this weekend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I missed the last bus and had to **stay overnight**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I stayed three nights at my cousin's house.",
                    "contextForm": "+ noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's staying with her sister."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had an exchange student staying with us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've got friends coming to stay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can't stay here. We don't have a spare room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where will you be staying while you're in Scotland?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How long are you staying?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're staying a week in the mountains and a week by the coast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm staying at a hotel near the beach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I went to stay at their house in the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's one of the best places to stay in town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can give you tips about where to stay and what to see."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A young couple was staying in the room next door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stayed for over a week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He invited her to stay for a while."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had friends staying for the weekend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come and stay any time!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He needs somewhere to stay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They haven't got anywhere to stay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Won't you let me stay?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["behind", "on", "on"],
                "verb + stay": ["allow somebody to", "can", "manage to"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in", "on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a place to stay",
                    "a reason to stay",
                    "stay and chat, help, etc."
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to continue to be in a particular state or situation",
            "sensetop": "+ adj.+ adv./prep.+ nounstay doing something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can't **stay awake** any longer.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The store **stays open** late on Thursdays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **stay healthy/alive/calm/silent/safe**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He never stays angry for long."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stay tuned *(= used to ask people to continue listening to or watching a particular programme on the radio or television)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't know why they **stay together** *(= remain married or in a relationship)*.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Inflation stayed below 4 per cent last month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We said goodbye and promised to **stay in touch**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She did not want to stay in nursing all her life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The TV stays on all day in their house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We promised to stay friends for ever.",
                    "contextForm": "+ noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to stay working in the pub.",
                    "contextForm": "stay doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Humans need minerals to stay healthy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do you stay calm under pressure?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's important children learn how to stay safe online."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the moment, it's all fine. Let's hope it stays that way!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The script manages to stay fresh and funny through 25 episodes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will have to continue to change and grow if you want to stay competitive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Somehow the company managed to stay afloat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People want to stay fit as they age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has stayed true to her principles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Organizations invest vast amounts to stay ahead in the race for information."
                },
                {
                    "text": "advice on how to stay positive during hard times"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was told to stay quiet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He can't stay still for five minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was so tired I could hardly stay upright."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've tried hard to stay strong through all this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She managed to stay cool during the meeting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lost and so far from other human life, he faced a desperate struggle to stay alive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wanted a drink but she had to stay sober."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Email is a great way to stay in touch with friends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He managed to stay in power for almost 15 years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's now quite unusual to stay in the same job your whole working life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tax cuts will stay in place for two more years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "financial help for parents to stay at home with their children"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many small shops are struggling to stay in business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the battle to stay on top"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His big brother used to help him stay out of trouble."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tried to stay out of sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It stayed cloudy for most of the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's hope it stays fine for the wedding this afternoon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I try to stay on top of musical trends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The project manager makes sure the project stays on track."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He planned to stay a virgin until he was married."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't click on the image if you want it to stay the same size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can't stay living with your parents forever."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I stayed hiding until he left."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "remain"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to now be accepted or used by most people and therefore a permanent part of our lives",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It looks like televised trials are here to stay."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remain calm; to not worry",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's OK—hang loose and stay cool."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to get/stay) in good physical condition",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You don't have to spend a fortune on gym membership to get in shape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like to stay in shape."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell a dog not to move",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Stay clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to continue doing something until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Very few of the trainees have stayed the course."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He insists that he will not quit but will stay the course."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop yourself from doing something; to prevent you from doing something",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned or literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was prudence, not logic, that stayed his hand."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remain calm; to not worry",
            "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's OK—stay loose and just enjoy yourselves."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to sleep at somebody’s house for one night",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can always stay the night at our house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stayed the night at Kathryn's."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if somebody/something stays put, they continue to be in the place where they are or where they have been put",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He chose to stay put while the rest of us toured the area."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪ/",
                "audio": "st/stay/stay__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪz/",
                "audio": "st/stay/stays__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪd/",
                "audio": "st/stay/stayed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsteɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/stay/staying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪ/",
                "audio": "st/stay/stay__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪz/",
                "audio": "st/stay/stays__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪd/",
                "audio": "st/stay/stayed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsteɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "st/stay/staying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb late Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French estai-, stem of Old French ester, from Latin stare ‘to stand’."
}