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stays away

stays away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stay away.

Meaning of stay away

Verb

stay away (third-person singular simple present stays away, present participle staying away, simple past and past participle stayed away)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something.
    • Why you act crazy?
      Not an act maybe
      So close a lady
      Shifty eyes shady
      I stay away
      I stay away
      I stay away
      I stay away1994, Alice in Chains, “I Stay Away”, in Jar of Flies (acoustic rock, grunge), performed by Alice in Chains

Questions about stays away

What is stays away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stays away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stay away.

Words near stays away in the dictionary

  1. staypaks
  2. stayre
  3. stayres
  4. stays
  5. stays at home
  6. stays away
  7. stays back
  8. stays behind
  9. stays frosty
  10. stays in
  11. stays in one's lane

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