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Stay
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A1verb
Waiting
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
| Stay | Waiting | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/steɪ/","/steɪz/","/steɪd/","/ˈsteɪɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/steɪ/","/steɪz/","/steɪd/","/ˈsteɪɪŋ/"]/ | 🇬🇧 //ˈweɪtɪŋ//🇺🇸 //ˈweɪtɪŋ// |
| Bedeutung | to remain in a place or not leave | staying in one place until something happens |
| Beispiel | Please stay here until I return. | I am waiting for the bus to arrive. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | A1 | - |
| Wortart | verb | |
| Kollokationen | behind, on, on, allow somebody to, can, manage to, at, in, on, a place to stay, a reason to stay, stay and chat, help, etc., behind, on, on, allow somebody to, can, manage to, at, in, on, a place to stay, a reason to stay, stay and chat, help, etc. | waiting for someone, waiting in line, waiting on a decision |
| Antonyme | leave, depart, go | rushing, hurrying |
| Häufige Fehler | Using 'stay' with an object when it should be intransitive (e.g., saying 'stay the book' instead of 'stay at home'), Mixing up 'stay' with 'wait' when referring to time spent, Confusing 'stay' with 'remain' in contexts where only one fits. | Using the wrong preposition, like 'waiting to' instead of 'waiting for', Confusing 'wait for' with 'wait on', Overusing in formal contexts where 'await' is more appropriate |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Use 'stay' when you want to express remaining somewhere, often temporary. It's versatile for casual and formal contexts. Avoid using it in highly formal writing. | Commonly used in both spoken and written contexts. Avoid in very formal writing; instead, you might use 'pending' or 'awaiting'. |
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Häufige Fragen: Stay vs Waiting
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Stay und Waiting?
Stay: to remain in a place or not leave Waiting: staying in one place until something happens
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Stay: Please stay here until I return. Waiting: I am waiting for the bus to arrive.
Kann ich Stay und Waiting austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Stay und Waiting sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.