Remain vs. Stay
Difference Between Remain and Stay
Remainnoun
That which is left; relic; remainder.
Stayverb
(transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
Remainnoun
(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Stayverb
(transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
Remainnoun
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
Stayverb
(transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
Remainnoun
(obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
Stayverb
(transitive) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
Remainverb
To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Stayverb
(transitive) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Remainverb
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.Stayverb
(transitive) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.Remainverb
To await; to be left to.
Stayverb
(transitive) To hold the attention of. en
Remainverb
(copulative) To continue in a state of being.
The light remained red for two full minutes.Stayverb
To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
Remainverb
stay the same; remain in a certain state;
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry itrest assuredstay aloneHe remained unmoved by her tearsThe bad weather continued for another weekStayverb
To wait for; await.
Remainverb
continue in a place, position, or situation;
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviserStay with me, pleasedespite student protests, he remained Dean for another yearShe continued as deputy mayor for another yearStayverb
To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Remainverb
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.;
There remains the question of who pulled the triggerCarter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a warStayverb
To rest; depend; rely.
Remainverb
stay behind;
The smell stayed in the roomThe hostility remained long after they made upStayverb
To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
Stayverb
To come to an end; cease.
That day the storm stayed.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.
That horse stays well.Stayverb
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
We stayed in Hawaii for a week.I can only stay for an hour.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.
Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.Stayverb
To live; reside
Hey, where do you stay at?Stayverb
To brace or support with a stay or stays
stay a mastStayverb
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
Stayverb
To tack; put on the other tack.
to stay shipStayverb
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.
I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.Staynoun
A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
The governor granted a stay of execution.Staynoun
(archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
stand at a stayStaynoun
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.
Where are the stays for my collar?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.
The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.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
continuing or remaining in a place or state;
they had a nice stay in Parisa lengthy hospital staya four-month stay in bankruptcy courtStaynoun
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;
the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole CourtStaynoun
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
the negotiations were in arrestheld them in checkduring the halt he got some lunchthe momentary stay enabled him to escape the blowhe spent the entire stop in his seatStaynoun
(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;
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry itrest assuredstay aloneHe remained unmoved by her tearsThe bad weather continued for another weekStayverb
stay put (in a certain place);
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to CincinnatiStay put in the corner here!Stick around and you will learn something!Stayverb
dwell;
You can stay with me while you are in townstay a bit longer--the day is still youngStayverb
continue in a place, position, or situation;
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviserStay with me, pleasedespite student protests, he remained Dean for another yearShe continued as deputy mayor for another yearStayverb
remain behind;
I had to stay at home and watch the childrenStayverb
stop or halt;
Please stay the bloodshed!Stayverb
stay behind;
The smell stayed in the roomThe hostility remained long after they made upStayverb
a trial of endurance;
ride out the stormStayverb
stop a judicial process;
The judge stayed the execution orderStayverb
fasten with stays
Stayverb
overcome or allay;
quell my hunger
