stay the distance in English

Audio: En-au-stay the distance.ogg

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

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

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "stayed the distance",
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        "To persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult."
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        "(idiomatic) To persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult."
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          "word": "stay the course"
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    {
      "form": "stays the distance",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stayed the distance",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "(idiomatic) To persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult."
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      "word": "stay the course"
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"stay the distance" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms