stay in meaning

  "stay in" in a sentence
stay in to remain at home, especially in the evening:
Sarah hadn't been out for a long time, preferring to stay in and look after Bradley.
SIMILAR TO: stop in
OPPOSITE: go out

[American slang]
to remain inside a place or thing; to stay indoors.
  Please stay in the house. It's too cold to go outside.
  You should stay in when it's this cold.

Examples

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  1. he tends not to stay in one place for very long.
  2. we were packed off to stay in the country.
  3. the doctor advised me to stay in for a few days.
  4. unlike me, my husband likes to stay in bed.
  5. the anchor did not stay in its place on the sea bottom.

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