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stay for something

to remain in a place to participate in something. Would you please stay for dinner? I am sorry, but we cannot stay for dinner.

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It might have been an opportunity of watching the loves and jealousies of the four-- they were now altogether; but she could stay for none of it. Persuasion by Austen, Jane View in context rather a dangerous question for an intruder to ask," said Stephen, delighted with that glance, and getting determined to stay for another. The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context So the supercargo and I, with the third man, went back to the boat, where we told them we would stay for them, and take care to take in as many of them as should be left; for I told them it was a mad thing they were going about, and supposed most of them would have the fate of Tom Jeffry. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context			starve for some food starve into starve out of some place stash stash away stash in state state of mind state of the art state-of-the-art station station at stave stave in stave off stay stay abreast of stay after stay at stay at some place stay back stay behind stay by stay clear of stay down stay for stay in stay off stay on stay on the sidelines stay on top of stay out stay over stay put stay the course stay to stay under stay up stay up late stay up until stay with stay within stead steady steady as a rock steal steal a base steal a glance at steal a march on steal away steal from			stay at some place stay away stay away stay away stay away from Stay away order Stay away order Stay away order Stay away order Stay away order stay back stay bar stay bars Stay Beautiful/Stay Alive Stay behind Stay behind Stay Behind Equipment stay behind force Stay bolt Stay bolt Stay busk stay by Stay Calm, Think, Observe, Plan stay clear of Stay cool Stay cool Stay cool stay down stay down stay down stay for Stay for Breakfast Stay Forever Stay Free Underground Records stay fresh stay hand stay hand stay hand stay hand Stay Healthy Oppose Using Tobacco Stay holes Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish stay in stay in Stay in Contact With stay in limbo Stay In My Back Yard stay in place Stay in Prayer stay in the back of someone's mind stay in the boonies stay in the dark stay in the fast lane stay in touch stay in touch Stay in Tune stay incognito Stay Intoxicated Nightly, Get Laid Everyday Stay Long and Prosper stay loose stay loose

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