Definitions for STAYED
stayed

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stayedpart. adj.

   Etymology: from stay.

   1. Fixed; settled; serious; not volatile.

   For her son,
   In her own hand the crown she kept in store,
   Till riper years he raught, and stronger stay. Fa. Queen.

   Whatsoever is above these proceedeth of shortness of memory, or of want of a stayed and equal attention. Francis Bacon.

   He was well stayed, and in his gate
   Preserv’d a grave majestick state. Hudibras.

   A stayed man and wife are seldom so indolent as not to find consolation in each other. Alexander Pope.

   2. Stopped.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Stayed

   of Stay

2. Stayedadjective

   staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stayed

   stād, adj. (Spens.). Same as Staid, constant.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STAYED' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2490

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STAYED' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1719

Anagrams for STAYED »

1. steady

How to pronounce STAYED?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STAYED in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STAYED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of STAYED in a Sentence

1. Patrick Reed:

   They had two couches by a table, and we stayed there the entire time, whenever they say, 'OK, we'll update you in an hour,' it's just not enough time for us to be able to go all the way back to where we're staying and back, so we just had to hunker down here.

2. Fred Blankenship:

   My doctor told me the fact that I got the vaccination and stayed in relatively good shape kept me out of the hospital. It's been a big reminder that health is the true wealth.

3. Lillian:

   Sometimes when I look at all my children, I say to myself, Lillian, you should have stayed a virgin.

4. Joshy Jacob:

   The milk stayed good, just like you refrigerated it, in 2012, scientists took that particular frog and wanted to know why is it, why do these frogs keep milk fresh? It turned out that when you shock a frog or when you stimulate them or stress them, they secrete these short peptides into their surroundings.

5. Sandrine Koffi:

   But the bond stayed strong, she remembered my scent.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=STAYED
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STAYED
3. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=STAYED