Giáo án tiếng Anh 12 - Stay /steɪ/ verb

 how it all turned out. 
 - Make up your mind. I’m not going to stick around forever. 
stay in phrasal verb, to spend the evening at home rather than go out: 
 - I was tired, so I decided to stay in. 
stay on phrasal verb, to continue to do a job or to study after the usual or expected time for leaving: 
 - He resigned as chairman, but stayed on as an instructor. 
stay out phrasal verb 
1. to remain away from home during the evening or night: 
 - He started staying out late, drinking. 
2. stay out of something spoken to not get involved in an argument or fight: 
You stay out of it. It’s none of your business. 
stay up phrasal verb, to not go to bed at the time you would normally go to bed: 
 - We stayed up all night talking. 
 - I let the kids stay up late on Fridays. 
RELATED WORDS & EXPRESSIONS 
1. to stay in a place and not leave it 
stay /steɪ/ [intransitive verb] ▪ Stay where you are and don’t move. ▪ I’m coming too. I’m not staying here on my 
own. ▪ Neighbours keep to themselves around here, they stay inside. 
stay with ▪ He stayed with the baby until she fell asleep. 
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stay (for) 3 hours/two days/a while, etc. ▪ John only stayed at the party for a couple of hours. ▪ Don’t go so soon 
-- can’t you stay just a little longer? 
stay for dinner/a drink/a game of cards, etc. ▪ You’re welcome to stay for lunch, you know. ▪ Are you staying 
for a drink, or do you have to go? 
stay to dinner/tea, etc. ▪ Mom always seated me next to him whenever he stayed to supper. 
stay to do something ▪ Are you staying to watch the game? 
stay behind stay in a place after other people have left ▪ He stayed behind after class to ask the teacher a few 
questions. 
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ [intransitive verb not usually in progressive] formal to stay: ▪ Some 2,000 students, lecturers and 
university workers remained inside, refusing to leave. ▪ He was determined to remain out west until he had made 
his fortune. 
remain at/in ▪ The judge ruled that Borkin should remain in jail until his case is heard. ▪ He had finished, but he 
remained at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience. 
remain with ▪ The children will remain with their mother. 
remain behind to stay in a place after other people have left ▪ The others were dismissed, but Harwood was asked 
to remain behind. 
stay put /ˌsteɪ ˈpʊt/ [verb phrase] to stay in the same place and not try to move from there: ▪ He won’t stay put 
long enough for me to take his photo. ▪ I’ve decided to stay put until after Christmas, but after that I want to start 
looking for a new apartment. 
sit tight /ˌsɪt ˈtaɪt/ [verb phrase] to stay in the same place and wait until a difficult or dangerous situation has 
ended before moving: ▪ You sit tight while I go and get some help. 
stay in also stop in British /ˌsteɪ ˈɪn, ˌstɒp ˈɪnǁˌstɑːp/ [intransitive phrasal verb] informal to stay in your house 
and not go out, especially in the evening, instead of going out to enjoy yourself: ▪ I’ve got to stay in and look after 
my sister on Friday night. ▪ So, are you going out or stopping in tonight? 
stick around /ˌstɪk əˈraʊnd/ [intransitive phrasal verb] informal to stay in the same place for a short time, 
especially because you are waiting for someone, or expecting something to happen: ▪ If you don’t feel like 
sticking around here, we could find a place to get some coffee. 
stick around for ten minutes/a while, etc. ▪ Do you guys want to stick around for a while? 
stop /stɒpǁstɑːp/ [intransitive verb] British informal to stay somewhere for a short time, especially at someone’s 
house: ▪ I’m not stopping, I’ve just popped in to pick up some books. 
stop for tea/a chat/a cup of coffee, etc. ▪ Why don’t you stop for lunch -- there’s loads of food. 
2. to stay in the same job, school, etc. and not leave it 
stay /steɪ/ [intransitive verb] to continue to stay in the same job, school, etc. and not leave it: ▪ Do you think she’d 
stay if we offered her a raise? 
stay at/with ▪ I’ve stayed at the same company for seven years, and I’d like to stick around for a while longer. ▪ I 
didn’t want to stay with Jordan’s all my life -- I wanted a real career, one with a future. 
stay (on) at school continue to go to school British ▪ Most students stay at school until they are 16 or 17. 
stay in school American continue to go to school ▪ We’re trying to persuade our daughter to stay in school for 
another year. [học tiếp] 
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stay in ▪ Alice has never stayed in the same job for more than a year. 
stay on /ˌsteɪ ˈɒn/ [intransitive phrasal verb] to stay in a job, school, etc. for a longer time than you had planned, 
or after other people have left: ▪ Alvin came here initially as a session musician, but he stayed on. ▪ There was 
little encouragement for those over 65 to stay on after retirement. 
stay on at school/university/college, etc. ▪ He stayed on at college for an extra year to do a Master’s degree. ▪ 
Forty-four per cent of fifth formers now choose to stay on at school.stay on to do something ▪ He entered 
University College to study zoology and stayed on to work in genetics. 
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ [intransitive verb not in progressive] formal to stay in the same job, school, etc. and not leave it: 
remain at/in/with ▪ He’s decided to remain in his present job for the time being. ▪ Williams was offered $200,000 
to remain with the Defense Department. 
remain as ▪ Sir Rocco Forte will remain as chief executive of the UK hotels company. 
stay put /ˌsteɪ ˈpʊt/ [verb phrase] to stay in the same job, school, etc., especially because you have to and not 
because you want to: ▪ If you stay put, you’ll be even more miserable in a year’s time. 
3. to stay somewhere a little longer 
stay on /ˌsteɪ ˈɒn/ [intransitive phrasal verb] to stay somewhere after other people have gone, or after you 
expected to leave: ▪ The others went back to the hotel, but I stayed on in the bar, chatting to Alan. ▪ It’s okay, I’ll 
stay on until you’re ready to leave. ▪ About 40 members of the audience stayed on after the performance for a 
glass of wine. 
stay on to do something ▪ I’ll be late home -- I’m staying on to help organize the exhibition. 
stay late /ˌsteɪ ˈleɪt/ [verb phrase] to stay somewhere after other people have gone, often because you have work 
to do: ▪ Employees regularly stay late to complete tasks, but they are not paid overtime. ▪ In those days, teachers 
enjoyed running reading clubs, and stayed late after the bell to do so. 
stay (in) after school /ˌsteɪ (ɪn) ɑːftəʳ ˈskuːlǁ-ˌæf-/ [verb phrase] if a student has to stay after school, they have to 
stay at the school for a short period of time after the other students have left, usually as a punishment: ▪ If Sean 
failed to complete any of his classwork assignments, he had to stay after school until they were finished. 
linger /ˈlɪŋgəʳ/ [intransitive verb] to stay in a place a little longer, either because you are hoping to see someone, 
or because you are enjoying yourself: ▪ Jack lingered for a while in the hall, hoping to get the chance to talk with 
her. ▪ She lingered for a moment, uncertain what to do, then turned on her heel and left abruptly. 
linger over ▪ As she lingered over her coffee, the sky began to darken and heavy rain clouds swept in. 
linger on ▪ A few fans lingered on after the concert was over. 
4. to stay somewhere too long 
outstay your welcome/overstay your welcome /aʊtˌsteɪ jɔːʳ ˈwelkəm, əʊvəʳˌsteɪ jɔːʳ ˈwelkəm/ [verb phrase] to 
visit or stay with someone for too long, so that they wish you would go: ▪ Isn’t it time your friends left? They’ve 
outstayed their welcome a bit. ▪ She was so worried about overstaying her welcome that she left after only one 
night. 
5. to stay in someone’s house or at a hotel 
stay /steɪ/ [intransitive verb] to spend a few days, weeks, etc. at someone else’s house or at a hotel, but not live 
there permanently: ▪ Where in New Hampshire were you staying? ▪ How long are you staying? 
stay (for) a few months/two weeks, etc. ▪ I was having such a good time in Paris that I phoned my mother to say 
I was staying another week.stay at/in ▪ I stayed at my brother’s house for a couple of weeks. ▪ Which hotel are you 
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stay with stay at someone’s house ▪ You could stay with John and Anne while you’re in London. 
stay the night/stay over/stay overnight British sleep at someone else’s house ▪ Is it all right if I stay the night? ▪ 
You can stay over, Gail, if it would help. 
come to stay ▪ One of Sarah’s friends is coming to stay with us this summer. 
visit also visit with American /ˈvɪzɪt, ˈvɪzət, ˈvɪzɪt wɪð/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to go to the house of a friend 
or relative and stay there for some time, because you want to see them: ▪ I went to visit her last winter and I really 
had a great time. ▪ How much do you visit with your Mom and Dad while you’re here? ▪ So are you just visiting 
friends out here or something? ▪ She sent me some photographs of when she visited in December. 
board /bɔːʳd/ [intransitive verb] to stay in a room in a family house or in a house where other people have rooms, 
and where some or all of your meals are provided: ▪ Phoebe boards here during the week and goes home at 
weekends. [ăn ở trọ] 
board with ▪ I boarded with the Jansens until I found a place of my own. 
lodge /lɒdʒǁlɑːdʒ/ [intransitive verb] British if you lodge in someone’s house or in a hotel, you pay money to stay 
there: lodge in/at/with ▪ Mrs Gould and her niece are lodging in the Rising Sun. ▪ His wife and kids were forced 
to lodge with friends until they found a place of their own. 
6. someone who is staying in a hotel or someone’s house 
guest /gest/ [countable noun] someone who is staying with friends or relatives or at a hotel: ▪ The hotel bar is for 
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