stay
gb/stˈeɪ/ us/stˈeɪ/
A1
English
~ 600
marad, tartózkodás, ottlét, felfüggeszt
VERB
A1
1
marad
A1
Usage pattern:
to stay [somewhere]
We decided to stay at the hotel for another night.
Úgy döntöttünk, hogy még egy éjszakára a szállodában maradunk.
Stay where you are until I get there.
Maradj ott, ahol vagy, amíg oda nem érek.
I stayed home all weekend because of the rain.
They stayed in Paris for two weeks.
Please stay inside during the storm.
Learner examples
I stay at home on Sundays.
Vasárnaponként otthon maradok.
She stays in her room after dinner.
Vacsora után a szobájában marad.
We stay in the park until dark.
He stays in the city for work.
Stay here, please.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'stay' with 'live'. 'Stay' is usually temporary, 'live' is more permanent.
Meaning
Remain in one place
Collocations
stay home
|stay here
|stay overnight
|stay inside
|stay together
Synonyms
remain (Slightly more formal and less common in casual speech.)
Antonyms
leave (Means to go away from a place, opposite of staying.)
Themes
daily life
|travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To not leave a place; to keep being there.
To continue to be in the same place without moving away.
VERB
A2
2
marad
A1
Usage pattern:
to stay [adjective]
Stay calm and listen carefully.
Maradj nyugodt, és figyelj alaposan.
It's important to stay healthy during the winter.
Fontos, hogy télen is egészséges maradj.
She stayed positive despite the bad news.
Please stay quiet during the performance.
He stayed awake all night studying.
Learner examples
Stay happy with your work.
Maradj elégedett a munkáddal.
I stay quiet in class.
Csendben maradok az órán.
We stay safe at home.
He stays healthy by running.
Stay calm, everything is fine.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes replace 'stay' with 'keep' incorrectly. 'Stay' is used for states, 'keep' often for actions or habits.
Meaning
Continue being in a state
Collocations
stay calm
|stay safe
|stay healthy
|stay positive
|stay awake
Synonyms
remain (Common alternative, slightly more formal.)
Antonyms
become (Means to change into a different state, opposite of staying the same.)
Themes
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To keep being the same way or feeling the same way.
To continue to be in the same condition or situation.
NOUN
A2
3
tartózkodás
B1
ottlét
B1
Our stay in Rome lasted three days.
Római tartózkodásunk három napig tartott.
He enjoyed his short stay at the beach resort.
Élvezte rövid tartózkodását a tengerparti üdülőhelyen.
The package includes flights and a seven-night stay.
During my stay in London, I visited many museums.
Learner examples
My stay in Paris was two days.
Párizsi tartózkodásom két napig tartott.
We had a short stay at the hotel.
Rövid volt a szállodai tartózkodásunk.
Her stay here is very nice.
Our stay was fun and relaxing.
Meaning
Period of staying somewhere
Collocations
short stay
|long stay
|overnight stay
|hotel stay
Synonyms
visit ('Visit' focuses more on the act of going to see someone or someplace, not just the duration.)
Antonyms
departure (Means leaving a place, ending a stay.)
Themes
travel
|time
|daily_life
Definition
The time you spend in a place as a visitor or guest.
A period of time spent living or visiting somewhere temporarily.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
4
felfüggeszt
C1
Usage pattern:
to stay [proceedings/judgment]
The court decided to stay the execution pending appeal.
A bíróság úgy döntött, hogy a fellebbezés elbírálásáig felfüggeszti a végrehajtást.
The judge stayed the proceedings until further notice.
A bíró további rendelkezésig felfüggesztette az eljárást.
They requested to stay enforcement of the order.
Learner examples
The judge stayed the case.
A bíró felfüggesztette az ügyben az eljárást.
The court stayed the order.
A bíróság felfüggesztette a végzés végrehajtását.
They stayed the trial for one week.
Meaning
Suspend legal process temporarily
Collocations
stay execution
|stay proceedings
Synonyms
suspend ('Suspend' is broader and used outside legal contexts as well.)
Antonyms
resume (Means to start again after a pause.)
Themes
law
Definition
To officially stop a legal action for a time.
To stop or delay a legal judgment or process temporarily.
Grammar
Dictionary form
stay
IPA
GB/stˈeɪ/
US/stˈeɪ/
Syllables & stress
stay (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (stay)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: stay
- Plural: stays
Verb
- Base: stay
- 3rd Person Singular: staves, stays
- Present Participle: staying
- Past: staid, stayed
- Past Participle: stayed
Word family
Expressions
stay in touch
1/stˈeɪ ˈɪn tˈʌt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Continue communicating with someone
To keep talking or writing to someone over time.
Examples
- Let's stay in touch after graduation.
- They stayed in touch even after moving to different cities.
stay out of trouble
1/stˈeɪ ˈaʊt əv tɹˈʌbəl/
fixed phrase
Avoid causing problems or danger
To not do anything wrong or dangerous that can make problems for you.
Examples
- Stay out of trouble while I'm gone.
- He's trying to stay out of trouble at school.
stay put
1/stˈeɪ pˈʊt/
fixed phrase
Not move from place
To not move from where you are.
Examples
- Stay put until I call you.
- She told her dog to stay put.
stay up
1/stˈeɪ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Remain awake late
To not go to bed when you usually do; to keep awake.
Examples
- We stayed up all night talking.
- She likes to stay up late on weekends.
stay ahead (of)
1/stˈeɪ əhˈɛd əv/
fixed phrase
Remain more advanced than others
To keep being better or faster than others.
Examples
- We need to work hard to stay ahead of our competitors.
- We need to stay ahead of our competitors.
- She studies daily to stay ahead in class.
- She works hard to stay ahead in her studies.