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verb · transitive

unstay

unstay · unstays · unstayed · unstaying

To undo the establishment ofTo undo the establishment of; disestablish; dissolve; divest.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To undo the establishment of; disestablish; dissolve; divest.
(transitive)To expel; expulse; remove; release; rid.

Origin

From un- + stay.

From un- + stay.

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Forms

unstays, unstaying, unstayed, unstayed

Base form	unstay · to unstay
3rd person singular	unstays
Present participle	unstaying
Past simple	unstayed
Past participle	unstayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	unstay
he, she, it	unstays

Past simpleLesson

all persons

unstayed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have unstayed
he, she, it	has unstayed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will unstay

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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