What is the difference between stay and keep




















Keep on doing something! In a sense it's a lot stronger toned than stay or remain. I hope you understand. Read more comments. Jinzato r u a teacher? See a translation. The one learning a language!

Stay as a verb intransitive, dated :. To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide. Stay as a verb intransitive, obsolete, used with ''on'' or ''upon'' :.

A strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel. A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element. Stay as a verb transitive, nautical :. Stay as a verb intransitive, nautical :. The difference between Keep and Stay When used as nouns , keep means care, notice, whereas stay means continuance or a period of time spent in a place.

Keep as a verb : To continue in a course or mode of action ; not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. Examples: "I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.

Examples: "She kept to her bed while the fever lasted. There's no need to panic. Examples: "Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.

Examples: "School keeps today. Examples: "to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. English US Russian. Keep has many meanings. Usually, keep has another force acting on it. Stay can also be used in different ways, but is more active.

You can use either, if the sentence is phrased correctly. The one learning a language! Learn about premium features. Sometimes the two verbs overlap, but not that often.

Some examples with keep are keep calm, busy, awake, clean , etc. One other use of keep involving adjectives but not another use of stay is when there's a direct object involved: keep them happy, keep her quiet, keep me informed, keep us content , etc. You'll find that we use keep more often with verbs than just with adjectives and that the meaning is more like "continue. I hope this has helped, my friend.



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