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| NOUN: | 1. The act of putting off or the condition of being put off: adjournment, deferment, deferral, delay, postponement, suspension, waiver. See TIME. 2. A remaining in a place as a guest or lodger: sojourn, visit. See PLACE. 3. The act of stopping: cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt1, stop, stoppage, surcease. See CONTINUE. | | VERB: | 1. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer1, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, suspend, table, waive. Informal : wait. Idioms: put on ice. See DO. 2. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, endure, go on, hold out, last2, persist, remain. See CONTINUE. 3. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave: abide, bide, linger, pause, tarry, wait. See CONTINUE. 4. To continue to be in a place: abide, bide, linger, remain, tarry, wait. Informal : stick around. Idioms: stay put. See CONTINUE. 5. To remain as a guest or lodger: lodge, sojourn, visit. See PLACE. 6. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt1, stall1, stop, surcease. Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to. See CONTINUE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | stay with To persevere in some condition, action, or belief: keep, maintain, retain. See CONTINUE.
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