stayed

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stayed

/steɪd/ UK, US
/steːd/ Scotland

Sounds like stade, staid (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -eɪd

verb staid

participle, past simple past and past participle of stay

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Closest in meaning: stay on, stay put, stick around, ride out, bide, abide, continue, last out, persist, remain, detain, delay, stoppage, appease, stop, quell

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@misc{stayed_2026,
  title = {stayed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stayed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}