Definitions
To remain, continue, or spend time somewhere.
Word origin
From Middle English stay, from Old French estaye, estaie (“a prop, a stay”), from Middle Dutch staeye (“a prop, stay”), a contracted form of staede, stade ("a prop, stay, help, aid"; compare Middle Dutch staeyen, staeden (“to make firm, stay, support, hold still, stabilise”)), from Old Dutch *stad (“a site, place, location, standing”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“a standing, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). See above.
Used in a sentence
“We stayed in Hawaii for a week. I can only stay for an hour.”
“She would commaund the hasty Sunne to stay, Or backward turne his course from heuen's hight,”
“Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first,”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues
01“Don't leave”4 letters
02“Hotel booking”4 letters
03“Hotel visit”4 letters
04“Keep where you are”4 letters
05“Remain”4 letters
06“Remain for the night”4 letters
07“Remain overnight”4 letters
08“Remain somewhere”4 letters
09“Remain in place”4 letters
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