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Definition of Stay on
1. Verb. Continue in a place, position, or situation. "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
Generic synonyms: Be
Specialized synonyms: Abide, Bide, Stay, Hold Over
Derivative terms: Continuation, Stay
Definition of Stay on
1. Verb. (idiomatic) to continue in a place or situation, while others leave. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stay On
Literary usage of Stay on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"His latest labour was the editing of the Latin poems of his friend Benedict Stay
on the philosophy of Descartes, with scientific annotations and ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
""Did you stay on purpose?" we all asked him at pretty much one and the same time.
"I did stay on purpose," said he; "but I did not expect to stay but a ..."
3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"In fact, during my stay on the Alhambra Hill, a great excitement was caused one
morning by the declaration of a French gentleman that he had been dogged by ..."
4. AnthemsChoruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ (1908)
"Sor - row and pain may cloud our way, Yet shall they not our FÜLL. constant hope
we stay, on . . Thee ! 3=3^ * €'• * Sor - row and pain may cloud our way, ..."
5. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, & Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans, Edith R. Hall (1849)
"They were advised by the most moderate persons in power, to stay on their farms,
except going to their particular meetings. We met with none of these cruel ..."
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