stay in

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stay in

verb stays in · staying in · stayed in

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, in. I don't like to stay in motels.
intransitive To remain at home. My friends invited me out on Saturday, but instead I stayed in and watched television.
Opposite: go out

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@misc{stay_in_2026,
  title = {stay in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stay%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}