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The correct spelling is stays.
How to pronounce stays
/steɪz/
nounIPA: /steɪz/
Say it like: Sta-ys
The correct spelling is stays. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn. For example: "I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii."
Usage Examples
“I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.”
“The governor granted a stay of execution.”
“stand at a stay”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
- 2.A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- 3.A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
- 4.A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- 5.A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
verb
- 1.To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- 2.To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- 3.To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- 4.To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- 5.To cause to cease; to put an end to.
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