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be vs stay

stay vs be

be is not a noun while stay is a noun.

be and stay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
stay Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stay is a hyponym of be; that is, stay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • stay: stay the same; remain in a certain state
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
As verbs, stay is a hypernym of be; that is, stay is a word with a broader meaning than be:
  • be: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
  • stay: stay the same; remain in a certain state
Other hypernyms of be include remain, rest.
be (noun) stay (noun)
continuing or remaining in a place or state
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
the state of inactivity following an interruption
be (verb) stay (verb)
spend or use time stay the same; remain in a certain state
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function stop or halt
have an existence, be extant overcome or allay
have life, be alive fasten with stays
form or compose be in a certain place and not leave
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) stop a judicial process
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere dwell
be identical to; be someone or something continue in a place, position, or situation
be identical or equivalent to hang on during a trial of endurance
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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