Definitions for stayed
stayed

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Stayed

   of Stay

2. Stayedadjective

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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   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

How to say stayed in sign language?

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. Abner Read:

   It was quite a violent explosion, if the explosion had been a few feet further [the ship] wouldn’t have stayed afloat. No water got up into the forward compartments— it was a very clean break.

2. Rookie Devin Booker:

   Last few games I haven't been shooting the ball well, i knew it would come, so I just kept shooting. They starting falling, so I stayed aggressive and I had the opportunity so I took advantage of it.

3. Councilman Chuck Frye Jr. said.Frye:

   I stayed the course, i'm not going to waste a cushion in my council seat.

4. Jess Cohen:

   I originally thought I would only stay for a couple of weeks, but with COVID still out of control, I just stayed, ‘Titanic’ posters and everything! thank goodness for virtual backgrounds on Zoom because teaching would be super embarrassing without them.

5. Dan Skrypczak:

   Gave him water and just helped get him comfortable and stayed there until a state patrol officer came over.

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