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stays put

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

Meaning of stay put

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To remain in one fixed place
    • I'm not moving there; I'd rather stay put.

Questions about stays put

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

Words near stays put in the dictionary

  1. stays in one's lane
  2. stays loose
  3. stays on
  4. stays out
  5. stays over
  6. stays put
  7. stays the course
  8. stays the distance
  9. stays the night
  10. stays together
  11. stays tuned

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