Meaning

1 senses

  1. Aspect marker indicating frequency or permanence.

    He stay fighting.

Examples

14436 sentences

  1. I'm sorry, I can't stay long.

    Вибачте, я не можу залишитися надовго. — ChickenKiev

    ruИзвините, я не могу остаться надолго. — Lenin_1917

    deEs tut mir leid, ich kann nicht lange bleiben. — MUIRIEL

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  2. How long will you stay here?

    Як довго ти тут будеш? — deniko

    ruКак долго ты будешь здесь? — afyodor

    deWie lange werdet ihr hierbleiben? — MUIRIEL

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  3. I would rather stay at home.

    Я би краще залишився вдома. — deniko

    deIch würde lieber zu Hause bleiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. We plan to stay a week.

    Ми плануємо залишитися на тиждень. — deniko

    ruМы планируем остаться на неделю. — marafon

    deWir planen, eine Woche zu bleiben. — Vortarulo

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  5. Can't you stay a little longer?

    Чи не могли би ви ще трохи побути? — deniko

    ruВы не можете остаться ещё ненадолго? — marafon

    deKannst du nicht noch etwas länger bleiben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

From Middle English stay, from Old French estaye, estaie (“a prop, a stay”), from Middle D

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.

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • to stay in
  • planning to stay
  • stay at home
  • planning on staying
  • to stay here
  • want to stay
  • have to stay
  • stay home
  • stay away from
  • going to stay
  • stay in bed
  • need to stay

See also

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