Stay vs. Leave
Stayverb
(transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
Stayverb
(transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
Stayverb
(transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
Stayverb
(transitive) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
Stayverb
(transitive) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Stayverb
(transitive) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
Stayverb
(transitive) To hold the attention of. en
Stayverb
To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
Stayverb
To wait for; await.
Stayverb
To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Stayverb
To rest; depend; rely.
Stayverb
To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
Stayverb
To come to an end; cease.
Stayverb
To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
Stayverb
To make a stand; to stand firm.
Stayverb
To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
Stayverb
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
Stayverb
To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
Stayverb
To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
Stayverb
(intransitive) To continue to have a particular quality.
Stayverb
To live; reside
Stayverb
To brace or support with a stay or stays
Stayverb
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
Stayverb
To tack; put on the other tack.
Stayverb
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
Staynoun
Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
Staynoun
A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
Staynoun
(archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
Staynoun
A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
Staynoun
(nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
Staynoun
Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
Staynoun
(obsolete) Hindrance; let; check.
Staynoun
A prop; a support.
Staynoun
A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
Staynoun
(plural) A corset
Staynoun
(archaic) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
Staynoun
(nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
Staynoun
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
Staynoun
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
Stayadjective
Steep; ascending.
Stayadjective
(of a roof) Steeply pitched.
Stayadjective
Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
Stayadjective
Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
Stayadverb
Steeply.
Staynoun
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
Staynoun
That which serves as a prop; a support.
Staynoun
A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.
Staynoun
Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
Staynoun
Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
Staynoun
Hindrance; let; check.
Staynoun
Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
Staynoun
Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
Stayverb
To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
Stayverb
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
Stayverb
To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
Stayverb
To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
Stayverb
To hinder; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
Stayverb
To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Stayverb
To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Stayverb
To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
Stayverb
To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
Stayverb
To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Stayverb
To continue in a state.
Stayverb
To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
Stayverb
To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
Stayverb
To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
Stayverb
To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
Stayverb
To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
Stayverb
To change tack, as a ship.
Staynoun
continuing or remaining in a place or state;
Staynoun
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;
Staynoun
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
Staynoun
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Staynoun
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
Stayverb
stay the same; remain in a certain state;
Stayverb
stay put (in a certain place);
Stayverb
dwell;
Stayverb
continue in a place, position, or situation;
Stayverb
remain behind;
Stayverb
stop or halt;
Stayverb
stay behind;
Stayverb
a trial of endurance;
Stayverb
stop a judicial process;
Stayverb
fasten with stays
Stayverb
overcome or allay;
Leaveverb
(transitive) To have a consequence or remnant.
Leaveverb
To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
Leaveverb
To cause, to result in.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
Leaveverb
To depart; to separate from.
Leaveverb
To let be or do without interference.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
Leaveverb
(intransitive) To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
Leaveverb
To transfer something.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To transfer possession of after death.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
Leaveverb
(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
Leaveverb
To remain (behind); to stay.
Leaveverb
To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
Leaveverb
(transitive) To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
Leaveverb
To produce leaves or foliage.
Leaveverb
(obsolete) To raise; to levy.
Leavenoun
(cricket) The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
Leavenoun
(billiards) The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
Leavenoun
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
Leavenoun
Permission.
Leavenoun
(dated) Farewell, departure.
Leaveverb
To send out leaves; to leaf; - often with out.
Leaveverb
To raise; to levy.
Leaveverb
To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.
Leaveverb
To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
Leaveverb
To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
Leaveverb
To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.
Leaveverb
To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
Leaveverb
To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit - with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators.
Leaveverb
To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.
Leaveverb
to cause to be; - followed by an adjective or adverb describing a state or condition; as, the losses due to fire leave me penniless; The cost of defending himself left Bill Clinton with a mountain of lawyers' bills.
Leaveverb
To depart; to set out.
Leaveverb
To cease; to desist; to leave off.
Leavenoun
Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
Leavenoun
The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; - used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go.
Leavenoun
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty;
Leavenoun
permission to do something;
Leavenoun
the act of departing politely;
Leaveverb
go away from a place;
Leaveverb
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness;
Leaveverb
act or be so as to become in a specified state;
Leaveverb
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking;
Leaveverb
move out of or depart from;
Leaveverb
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain;
Leaveverb
result in;
Leaveverb
remove oneself from an association with or participation in;
Leaveverb
put into the care or protection of someone;
Leaveverb
leave or give by will after one's death;
Leaveverb
have left or have as a remainder;
Leaveverb
be survived by after one's death;
Leaveverb
tell or deposit (information) knowledge;
Leaveverb
leave behind unintentionally;
Leaveverb
go away from
Leaveverb
depart from permanently
Leaveverb
cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization)
Leaveverb
allow or cause to remain
Leaveverb
remain to be used or dealt with
Leaveverb
go away from a place without taking (someone or something)
Leaveverb
abandon (a spouse or partner)
Leaveverb
have as (a surviving relative) after one's death
Leaveverb
bequeath (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
Leaveverb
cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position
Leaveverb
let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance
Leaveverb
cause to remain as a trace or record
Leaveverb
deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to
Leaveverb
entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified)
Leaveverb
(of a plant) put out new leaves
Leavenoun
(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.
Leavenoun
time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces
Leavenoun
permission
