stay away in English

Forms: stays away [present, singular, third-person], staying away [participle, present], stayed away [participle, past], stayed away [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|stays away|staying away|stayed away|stayed away}} stay away (third-person singular simple present stays away, present participle staying away, simple past and past participle stayed away)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "stays away",
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        "To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something."
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something."
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    {
      "form": "stays away",
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    {
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    {
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"stay away" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms