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PRONUNCIATION OF UPSTAY

upstay  [ʌpˈsteɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPSTAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upstay is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb upstay in English.

WHAT DOES UPSTAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of upstay in the English dictionary

The definition of upstay in the dictionary is to support or sustain.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UPSTAY

PRESENT

Present
I upstay
you upstay
he/she/it upstays
we upstay
you upstay
they upstay
Present continuous
I am upstaying
you are upstaying
he/she/it is upstaying
we are upstaying
you are upstaying
they are upstaying
Present perfect
I have upstayed
you have upstayed
he/she/it has upstayed
we have upstayed
you have upstayed
they have upstayed
Present perfect continuous
I have been upstaying
you have been upstaying
he/she/it has been upstaying
we have been upstaying
you have been upstaying
they have been upstaying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I upstayed
you upstayed
he/she/it upstayed
we upstayed
you upstayed
they upstayed
Past continuous
I was upstaying
you were upstaying
he/she/it was upstaying
we were upstaying
you were upstaying
they were upstaying
Past perfect
I had upstayed
you had upstayed
he/she/it had upstayed
we had upstayed
you had upstayed
they had upstayed
Past perfect continuous
I had been upstaying
you had been upstaying
he/she/it had been upstaying
we had been upstaying
you had been upstaying
they had been upstaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will upstay
you will upstay
he/she/it will upstay
we will upstay
you will upstay
they will upstay
Future continuous
I will be upstaying
you will be upstaying
he/she/it will be upstaying
we will be upstaying
you will be upstaying
they will be upstaying
Future perfect
I will have upstayed
you will have upstayed
he/she/it will have upstayed
we will have upstayed
you will have upstayed
they will have upstayed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been upstaying
you will have been upstaying
he/she/it will have been upstaying
we will have been upstaying
you will have been upstaying
they will have been upstaying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would upstay
you would upstay
he/she/it would upstay
we would upstay
you would upstay
they would upstay
Conditional continuous
I would be upstaying
you would be upstaying
he/she/it would be upstaying
we would be upstaying
you would be upstaying
they would be upstaying
Conditional perfect
I would have upstay
you would have upstay
he/she/it would have upstay
we would have upstay
you would have upstay
they would have upstay
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been upstaying
you would have been upstaying
he/she/it would have been upstaying
we would have been upstaying
you would have been upstaying
they would have been upstaying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you upstay
we let´s upstay
you upstay
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to upstay
Past participle
upstayed
Present Participle
upstaying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPSTAY


backstay
ˈbækˌsteɪ
bobstay
ˈbɒbˌsteɪ
forestay
ˈfɔːˌsteɪ
headstay
ˈhɛdˌsteɪ
homestay
ˈhəʊmˌsteɪ
jackstay
ˈdʒækˌsteɪ
mainstay
ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ
outstay
ˌaʊtˈsteɪ
overstay
ˌəʊvəˈsteɪ
short-stay
ˈʃɔːtˌsteɪ
stay
steɪ
stey
steɪ
Timor-Leste
ˈtiːmɔˈlɛsteɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPSTAY

upstage
upstager
upstairs
upstand
upstanding
upstandingness
upstare
upstart
upstate
upstater
upstep
upstepped
upstepping
upstir
upstirred
upstirring
upstream
upstretched
upstroke
upsurge

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPSTAY

anyway
away
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bay
be that as it may
birthday
Blu-ray
Conway
day
display
dittay
everyday
Friday
from day to day
gay
gray
hay
in a way
overnight stay
satay

Synonyms and antonyms of upstay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «upstay» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Marathi

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Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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Trends of use of upstay

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPSTAY»

The term «upstay» is normally little used and occupies the 137.664 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPSTAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upstay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPSTAY»

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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Upstai'd (p. from upstay) Sustained, supported. Upstm'd (v. int. front up, and stand ) To be erect. Upstand'ing (p. a. from upstand) Standing upright. Up'start (t.from up, and start) One suddenly exalted. Upsla'rt)*/. int.) To spring up suddenly.
John Ash, 1775
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A complete dictionary of the English language
To UPSTAY, up.sti'. v. a. To sustain, to support. To UPSTART. Bp-stl'rt. t.iuTo spring up suddenly. UPSTART, ip'.fiirt. L One suddenly 'raised to wealth, power, or honour. To UPSTAY, upsta'. v. a, To sustain, to support. To UPSWARM, ip-swa rm.
Thomas Sheridan, 1797
3
Phreno-mnemotechnic Dictionary: Being a Philosophical ...
j 901 — Boost, past, paste, post, j opacity, apposite, besit, by- west, epizooty, paced, epi- cede, upstay, busto, busied, j pasty, posed, behest, bast, basto, abased, pesade, best, \ besot, beast, poised, be- i sought, besat, based, bestow, I boast, ...
Francis Fauvel-Gouraud, 1844
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Floreat Ecclesia. A manual of Church poesy
When, 10 ! it seem'das though a prop were laid Under the Passion Wood by His raek'd frame upstay'd. ' Twas she—the Virgin Mother !' Strong of heart; She boldly strove to act the mother's part. No chiding threat her woman's love could ...
Rosa RAINE, 1851
5
The Fall of the Nibelungers: Otherwise the Book of Kriemhild ...
Soon as Brunhild's women were all come to the strand, Many a courtly warrior took by her lily hand A lady fair, and gently her mincing steps upstay'd. Now before dame Brunhild stood many a noble maid. 608. 'T was long before the greeting ...
‎1850
6
The poetical works of John Milton: with a life of the ...
... ruin intercept: ten paces huge He back recoil'd ; the tenth on bended knee His massy spear upstay'd: as if on earth 196 Winds under ground, or waters forcing way, Sidelong had push'd a mountain from his seat, Half sunk with all his pines.
John Milton, Charles Dexter Cleveland, 1865
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The Fall of the Nibelungers, Otherwise the Book of ...
607. Soon as Brunhild's women were all come to the strand, Many a courtly warrior took by her lily hand A lady fair, and gently her mincing steps upstay'd. Now before dame Brunhild stood many a noble maid. _ 608. - 'T was long before the ...
‎1850
8
Milton' [sic] Paradise Lost ... With prefatory characters of ...
... that-no fightNor motion of swift thought, less could his shieldy Such ruin intercept : ten paces huge ' He back-recoil'd; the-tenth on bended knee * ctHis massy spear upstay'd ; asjf 'on earth - 195 I Winds under-"ground, or waters forcing way, ...
John Milton, Thomas NEWTON (Bishop of Bristol.), 1767
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Paradise Lost
His massy spear upstay'd; as if on earth 195 Winds under ground, or waters forcing way Sidelong had push'd a mountain from his seat Half sunk with all his pines. Amazement seiz'd The rebel Thrones, but greater rage to see Thus foil'd their ...
John Milton, Elijah Fenton, 1793
10
Paradise Lost. A poem, etc. (The Life of Milton [by Thomas ...
Such ruin intercept: ten paces huge He back recoil'd ; the tenth on bended knee His massy spear upstay'd; as if on earth [95 Winds under ground, or waters forcing way Sidelong had push'd a mountain from his seat Half sunk with all his pines.
John Milton, Thomas NEWTON (Bishop of Bristol.), 1760

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