Not Your Average Love Story STAY v.verb To continue to be in a place or condition. stay home; stay calm. To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger. stayed at a motel. To linger or wait in order to do or experience something. We stayed to watch the final minutes of the game. To continue or persist in an action or activity. stayed with the original plan; stayed in college. To keep up in a race or contest. tried to stay with the lead runner.All Rights Reserved