stay for/to dinner

stay for/to dinner
stay for/to dinner
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  • stay — I n. delay (legal) 1) to issue; vacate a stay 2) (misc.) a stay of execution II v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to remain ) to stay for (to stay for dinner) 2) (d; intr.) to stay off ( to keep off ) (to stay off the grass) 3) (d; intr.) to stay out of ( to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • stay — stay1 W1S1 [steı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place)¦ 2¦(in a condition)¦ 3¦(live somewhere)¦ 4 stay put 5 be here to stay 6 stay after (school) 7 stay the course 8 stay tuned 9 stay! 10 stay somebody s hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stay — 1 /steI/ verb 1 IN A PLACE (I) to stop and remain in a place rather than go or leave: stay (for) an hour/a while etc: Can t you stay a little longer? | stay late: I had to stay later than planned at work. | stay here/there: Stay right there! I ll …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stay — I [[t]steɪ[/t]] v. i. 1) to remain or continue over a length of time, as in a place or situation: to stay up late[/ex] 2) to dwell temporarily; lodge: to stay at a friend s apartment[/ex] 3) to pause or wait briefly: Stay inside until the taxi… …   From formal English to slang

  • dinner — [[t]dɪ̱nə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ dinners 1) N VAR Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually served in the early part of the evening. → See also TV dinner She invited us to her house for dinner... Would you like to stay and have dinner?... Enjoy your dinner …   English dictionary

  • Stay — (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf. stay a rope …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stay — vb 1 Stay, remain, wait, abide, tarry, linger can mean to continue to be in one place for a noticeable time. Stay, the most general of these terms, stresses continuance in a place or sometimes in a specified condition; it often specifically… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • stay — stop, stay In 19c fiction people frequently stopped with friends (overnight in their house), stopped for dinner, or stopped at home. In modern English we would use stay instead of stop in all these cases. But the older use still survives: • ‘She… …   Modern English usage

  • (not) take no for an answer —    Someone who will not take no for an answer is very insistent in the way they make their request or offer and is unwilling to accept a refusal.     My grandmother insisted that we stay for dinner and wouldn t take no for an answer …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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