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stay put
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Princeton's WordNet
stay, stick, stick around, stay putverb
stay put (in a certain place)
"We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
Wiktionary
stay putverb
To remain in one fixed place
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stay put
Stay put generally means to remain in one's current location or position without moving. It involves continuing to be in the place or situation that one is currently in, typically while waiting for a particular event or outcome.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stay put in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stay put in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of stay put in a Sentence
We ’d been told if anybody got left behind, stay put and they ’d be back within five to ten minutes... that’s what we did, but we stayed there for two and a half hours and no one came back. It was getting windier and winder, freezing cold, and it got to just before dark and we could see the trail in front of us so we thought we’ve got to try and follow this trail.
We have religiously followed coronavirus guidelines, and we have drawn up plans to stay put until at least November and December, or even beyond that if the government doesn’t listen to us by then.
Volatility is still pretty low but financial conditions suggest you need to tighten your seat belts and stay put, there is a temptation to take money off the table and sit tight for the rest of the year.
That stuff's not going to stay put. It's going to move around.
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
Translations for stay put
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- Bliv herDanish
- bleib stehenGerman
- μένουν στη θέση τουςGreek
- quedarse en un sitio fijoSpanish
- [[pysyä]] [[paikoillaan]]Finnish
- rester sur placeFrench
- fanacht curthaIrish
- starseneItalian
- posuit manereLatin
- blijf zittenDutch
- bli værendeNorwegian
- pozostawać w miejscuPolish
- fique aquiPortuguese
- stai pe locRomanian
- stanna kvarSwedish
- อยู่เฉยๆThai
- 留在原地Chinese
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