- stay away
- verbstay clear of, avoid-
Keep your hands off my wife!
-Keep your distance from this man—he is dangerous
• Syn: ↑stand back, ↑keep one's eyes off, ↑keep one's distance, ↑keep one's hands off• Hypernyms: ↑be• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s PP
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ˌstay a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stay away he/she/it stays away present participle staying away past tense stayed away past participle stayed away] phrasal verbto not approach someone or somethingStay away! Don’t come any closer!
So far, customers have stayed away.
Thesaurus: to move past or around an area or objectsynonymMain entry: stay* * *
stay away [phrasal verb]: to not go near someone or somethingI know I shouldn't go there, but it's hard to stay away.
— usually + fromStay away from my girlfriend!
He usually stays away from [=avoids] large crowds.
I try to stay away from [=avoid] caffeine.
• • •Main Entry: ↑stay
Useful english dictionary. 2012.