stay away

English

Verb

stay away (third-person singular simple present stays away, present participle staying away, simple past and past participle stayed away)

1. (informal, idiomatic) To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something.

Related terms

• stayaway
• stay-away

References

• “stay away”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “stay away”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.