stay away

stay away
verb
stay clear of, avoid
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Keep your hands off my wife!

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Keep your distance from this man—he is dangerous

Hypernyms: ↑be
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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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 verb
to not approach someone or something

Stay away! Don’t come any closer!

So far, customers have stayed away.

Thesaurus: to move past or around an area or objectsynonym
Main entry: stay

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stay away [phrasal verb]
: to not go near someone or something

I know I shouldn't go there, but it's hard to stay away.

— usually + from

Stay away from my girlfriend!

He usually stays away from [=avoids] large crowds.

I try to stay away from [=avoid] caffeine.

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Main Entry:stay

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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