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Stay

/steɪ/
To remain in a place, position, or condition without moving away or changing.

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This word has no antonyms

Examples:

Please stay here with me.Let's stay at the hotel tonight.

Etymology:

etymology
The word stay has its roots in Old English stæġ meaning place or station. It evolved through Middle English to its current form while retaining its fundamental meaning.

Usage Statistics:

277 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
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