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missed stays

missed stays is the simple past and past participle of miss stays.

Meaning of miss stays

Verb

miss stays (third-person singular simple present misses stays, present participle missing stays, simple past and past participle missed stays)

  1. To fail in going about from one tack to another.

Questions about missed stays

What is missed stays the simple past and past participle of?
Missed stays is the simple past and past participle of miss stays.

Words near missed stays in the dictionary

  1. missed one's guess
  2. missed one's tip
  3. missed oneself
  4. missed out
  5. missed someone's point
  6. missed stays
  7. missed the boat
  8. missed the bus
  9. missed the forest for the trees
  10. missed the mark
  11. missed the memo

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