ở lại 
stay 
When she returns, she is happier than I think. ☊ 
Khi cô ấy trở lại, cô ấy hạnh phúc hơn tôi nghĩ. ☊ Verbs 2.5 return ☊ trở lại ☊ Verbs 2.5 You must return to the headquarters immediately. ☊ Bạn phải trở lại trụ sở chính ngay lập tức! ☊ Places That scientist returned as a hero. ☊ Nhà khoa học đó trở lại như một anh hùng. ☊ People Do you want to stay here? Bạn muốn ở lại đây không? * 073 Do you want to stay till tomorrow? Bạn muốn ở lại đến mai không? * 073 like: ở lại → →
bleiben ☊ ở lại ☊ 
停留 ☊ tíngliú zurückkommen ☊ quay trở lại ☊ 回来 ☊ huílái restaurieren ☊ phục hồi, tái tạo lại ☊ 修复 ☊ xiū fù Gewinn machen ☊ làm có lãi ☊ 产生赢利 ☊ chǎnshēng yínglì etwas heranziehen ☊ kéo cái gì đó lại gần ☊ 拉近某物 ☊ lājìn mǒuwù etwas umdrehen ☊ lật, đảo lại gì đó ☊ 把某物翻面 ☊ bǎ mǒuwù fānmiàn schrumpfen ☊ co lại, nhỏ lại ☊ 缩水 ☊ suōshuǐ bleiben ☊ ở lại ☊ ☊ die Rückkehr ☊ quay trở lại, sự trở về ☊ ☊ zurückkommen ☊ quay trở lại ☊ ☊ das Recycling ☊ tái tạo lại từ rác thải ☊ ☊ restaurieren ☊ phục hồi, tái tạo lại ☊ ☊ Gewinn machen ☊ làm có lãi ☊ ☊ etwas heranziehen ☊ kéo cái gì đó lại gần ☊ ☊ etwas umdrehen ☊ lật, đảo lại gì đó ☊ ☊ schrumpfen ☊ co lại, nhỏ lại ☊ ☊ Trang ist auch zurück in Vietnam. ☊ Trang cũng trở lại Việt Nam. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 156) Zurück in Vietnam ☊ Quay trở lại Việt Nam ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 381) Er kommt zurück. ☊ Anh ta trở lại. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 928) Sie steigt wieder aus und schaut unter die Motorhaube. ☊ Cô lại xuống xe và nhìn xuống động cơ. ☊ (Lektion 68, Nr. 967) Trang und Tri erinnern sich daran, wie sie sich kennen gelernt haben. ☊ Trang và Trí nhớ lại, họ đã quen nhau như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1056) Wie lange bleiben Sie hier? ☊ Anh / Chị / Ông / Bà sẽ ở lại đây bao lâu? ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2386) Ich muss einen Tag länger hierbleiben. ☊ Tôi phải ở lại đây thêm một ngày nữa. ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2396) Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). ☊ account for sth ☊
Muscles contract and relax during physical activity. ☊ activity ☊
add that...: He added that they would return a week later. ☊ add ☊
Several years after they'd split up they met again by chance in Paris. ☊ after ☊
She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again. ☊ again ☊
I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. ☊ alarm ☊
All wood tends to shrink. ☊ all ☊
allow sb to do sth: His parents won't allow him to stay out late. ☊ allow ☊
He is not allowed to stay out late. ☊ allow ☊
The child's mother made an emotional appeal on TV for his return. ☊ appeal ☊
We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late. ☊ arrive ☊
assist sb to do sth: a course to assist adults to return to the labour market ☊ assist ☊
assure sb + speech: 'He'll come back,' Susan assured her. ☊ assure ☊
He turned his attention back to the road again. ☊ attention ☊
I pulled (= injured the muscles in) my back playing squash. ☊ back ☊
She left back in November. ☊ back ☊
That was a few years back. ☊ back ☊
Put the book back on the shelf. ☊ back ☊
Please give me my ball back. ☊ back ☊
He'll be back on Monday. ☊ back ☊
Could you go back to the beginning of the story? ☊ back ☊
She woke up briefly and then went back to sleep. ☊ back ☊
The barriers kept the crowd back. ☊ back ☊
She fell back towards the end of the race. ☊ back ☊
He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press. ☊ background ☊
A piano tinkled gently in the background. ☊ background ☊
She felt that going back to live in her home town would be a backward step. ☊ backward ☊
She always ties her hair back in a band. ☊ band ☊
After the attack, they returned to base. ☊ base ☊
a beached whale (= one that has become stuck on land and cannot get back into the water) ☊ beach ☊
I was told to stay behind after school (= remain in school). ☊ behind ☊
behind (with sth): She's fallen behind with the payments. ☊ behind ☊
He brought me back (= gave me a ride home) in his car. ☊ bring sb/sth back ☊
I'm sorry but I can't stay any longer. ☊ but ☊
The city is calm again (= free from trouble and fighting) after yesterday's riots. ☊ calm ☊
Let's return to camp. ☊ camp ☊
deaths caused by dangerous driving ☊ cause ☊
chance that...: There's a slight chance that he'll be back in time. ☊ chance ☊
Let's stay in tonight for a change. ☊ change ☊
He showed great character returning to the sport after his accident. ☊ character ☊
He will be sent back to England to face a charge of (= to be on trial for) armed robbery. ☊ charge ☊
The whole class was/were told to stay behind after school. ☊ class ☊
come to do sth: They're coming to stay for a week. ☊ come ☊
+ speech: 'Anyway, she should be back soon,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone. ☊ conscious ☊
The heart muscles contract to expel the blood. ☊ contract ☊
to draw/draw back/pull back the curtains (= to open them, so that the window is no longer covered) ☊ curtain ☊
danger that...: There is a danger that the political disorder of the past will return. ☊ danger ☊
One day, he walked out of the house with a small bag and never came back. ☊ one day ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
'Can you stay for dinner?' 'I'd be delighted (to)!' ☊ delighted ☊
delighted that...: I was delighted that you could stay. ☊ delighted ☊
The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition. ☊ determined ☊
Once again her life felt lacking in direction. ☊ direction ☊
It's a three-hour drive to London. ☊ drive ☊
Your money would earn more in a high-interest account. ☊ earn ☊
The police have reconstructed the chain of events leading to the murder. ☊ event ☊
We enjoyed every minute of our stay. ☊ every ☊
Where exactly did you stay in France? ☊ exactly ☊
exchange sth: If it doesn't fit, take it back and the store will exchange it. ☊ exchange ☊
an exit wound (= where a bullet that has entered sb's body comes out again) ☊ exit ☊
The pub had an extension (= was allowed to stay open longer) on Christmas Eve. ☊ extension ☊
far back: The band made their first record as far back as 1990. ☊ far ☊
Never fear/Fear not (= Don't worry), I shall return. ☊ fear ☊
Feeling gradually began to return to my frozen feet. ☊ feeling ☊
Police have reopened the file (= have started collecting information again) on the missing girl. ☊ file ☊
Let's stay in and watch a film. ☊ film ☊
He took a job to finance his stay in Germany. ☊ finance ☊
to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you) ☊ fire ☊
Memories of her childhood came flooding back. ☊ flood ☊
They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
Domestic fuel bills are set to rise again in the autumn. ☊ fuel ☊
The museum is closed until further notice (= until we say that it is open again). ☊ further ☊
What time did you get back last night? ☊ get back ☊
She's got her old job back. ☊ get sth back ☊
Could you give me my pen back? ☊ give sb back sth, give sth back (to sb) ☊
I picked it up and gave it back to him. ☊ give sb back sth, give sth back (to sb) ☊
Give it me back! ☊ give sb back sth, give sth back (to sb) ☊
The operation gave him back the use of his legs. ☊ give sb back sth, give sth back (to sb) ☊
She has been to China (= she went to China and has now returned). ☊ go ☊
Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting? ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
Once you have made this decision, there will be no going back (= you will not be able to change your mind). ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
Their family goes back to the time of the Pilgrim Fathers. ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
The kids go back to school next week. ☊ go back to sth ☊
He was back on familiar ground, dealing with the customers. ☊ ground ☊
The escaped prisoner was brought back under armed guard. ☊ guard ☊
These things have a habit of coming back to haunt you. ☊ habit ☊
She picked up the wallet and handed it back to him. ☊ hand sth back (to sb) ☊
Control of the territory was handed back to China. ☊ hand sth back (to sb) ☊
I'm having treatment for my back problem. ☊ have ☊
Mary had her back to me. ☊ have ☊
You can have your files back after we've checked them. ☊ have sth back ☊
He returned with a heavy heart (= sad). ☊ heart ☊
The school traces its history back to 1865. ☊ history ☊
I'll hold on to your mail for you until you get back. ☊ hold on to sth, hold onto sth ☊
I think he's holding something back. I'm sure he knows more than he admits. ☊ hold sth back ☊
Old people prefer to stay in their own homes. ☊ home ☊
The thought of being left alone filled her with horror. ☊ horror ☊
He'll be back in an hour. ☊ hour ☊
York was within an hour's drive. ☊ hour ☊
The hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if their country attacked it). ☊ human ☊
We were in no hurry to get back to work after the holiday. ☊ in no hurry (to do sth), not in a/any hurry (to do sth) ☊
I'll only stay if you offer me more money. ☊ if ☊
You can stay for the weekend if you like. ☊ if ☊
to return in a few minutes/hours/days/months. ☊ in ☊
indicate that...: Early results indicate that the government will be returned to power. ☊ indicate ☊
Stay and have lunch. I insist! ☊ insist ☊
intend doing sth: I don't intend staying long. ☊ intend ☊
The story takes a jump back in time. ☊ jump ☊
It was good to be back on land. ☊ land ☊
Can I stay up late tonight? ☊ late ☊
Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day. ☊ late ☊
She led the horse back into the stable. ☊ lead ☊
My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. ☊ life ☊
It was an hour before the lights came on again. ☊ light ☊
Like I said (= as I said before), you're always welcome to stay. ☊ like ☊
Stay as long as you like. ☊ long ☊
I won't be long (= I'll return, be ready, etc. soon). ☊ long ☊
The punk look is back in fashion. ☊ look ☊
You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab. ☊ luggage ☊
He's returning to the team this season, hoping that the old magic can be made to work once more. ☊ magic ☊
It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact. ☊ as a matter of fact ☊
'I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?' 'No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.' ☊ as a matter of fact ☊
I could not have complete peace of mind before they returned. ☊ mind ☊
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go). ☊ make up your mind, make your mind up ☊
Let's go back to mine after the show. ☊ mine ☊
I'll be back in a few minutes. ☊ minute ☊
Hurry up! He'll be back any minute now. ☊ (at) any minute (now) ☊
I'll be back in a moment. ☊ moment ☊
Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now. ☊ (at) any moment (now) ☊
I went to Paris on Thursday, and came back the following Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
Come back Monday week (= a week after next Monday). ☊ Monday ☊
If the item is not satisfactory, you will get your money back. ☊ money ☊
Much as I would like to stay, I really must go home. ☊ much as ☊
My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed ). ☊ natural ☊
You're welcome to stay the night here. ☊ night ☊
Not a building nor a tree was left standing. ☊ nor ☊
Things soon returned to normal. ☊ normal ☊
The bar is closed until further notice (= until you are told that it is open again). ☊ notice ☊
You are welcome to come and stay as long as you give us plenty of notice. ☊ notice ☊
They are offering a reward for the return of their cat. ☊ offer ☊
I went back to visit my old school. ☊ old ☊
We were without electricity for three hours but it's on again now. ☊ on ☊
The road will be opened again in a few hours after police have cleared it. ☊ open ☊
I think you should go back to your original plan. ☊ original ☊
pass (to sb): Why do they keep passing back to the goalie? ☊ pass ☊
pay sb (for sth): Would you mind paying the taxi driver? ☊ pay ☊
Perhaps it would be better if you came back tomorrow. ☊ perhaps ☊
a pity (that...): It's a pity that you can't stay longer. ☊ pity ☊
Put it back in its place when you've finished with it. ☊ place ☊
They are hoping to return to power. ☊ power ☊
It's precisely because I care about you that I don't like you staying out late. ☊ precisely ☊
prefer sb/sth to do sth: Would you prefer me to stay? ☊ prefer ☊
The price of cigarettes is set to rise again. ☊ price ☊
It's time to swallow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your job back. ☊ pride ☊
Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules). ☊ principle ☊
promise (sb) + speech: 'I'll be back soon,' she promised. ☊ promise ☊
You haven't gone back on your promise, have you? ☊ promise ☊
If you use something, put it back! ☊ put sth back ☊
The meeting has been put back to next week. ☊ put sth back ☊
'You've no intention of coming back?' 'I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.' ☊ quite ☊
race sb/sth: We raced each other back to the car. ☊ race ☊
The return to traditional family values is a reaction against the permissiveness of recent decades. ☊ reaction ☊
it is realized that...: There was a cheer when it was realized that everyone was safely back. ☊ realize ☊
recall sth: She could not recall his name. ☊ recall ☊
recall (sb/sth) doing sth: I can't recall meeting her before. ☊ recall ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
recall what, when, etc...: Can you recall exactly what happened? ☊ recall ☊
+ speech: 'It was on a Thursday in March,' he recalled. ☊ recall ☊
The band is back in the US recording their new album. ☊ record ☊
She left, but I remained behind. ☊ remain ☊
You were going to help me with this. Remember? ☊ remember ☊
+ speech: 'The cabin's empty,' he reported back. ☊ report ☊
There are no matches tomorrow, which is a rest day, but the tournament resumes on Monday. ☊ rest ☊
Train services have returned to normal after the strike. ☊ return ☊
The doctor may allow her to return to work next week. ☊ return ☊
The following day the pain returned. ☊ return ☊
Her suspicions returned when things started going missing again. ☊ return ☊
I waited a long time for him to return. ☊ return ☊
return (to...) (from...): She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe. ☊ return ☊
I had to return to the store to look for my purse. ☊ return ☊
his return to power ☊ return ☊
They appealed for a return to work (= after a strike). ☊ return ☊
the return of spring ☊ return ☊
a return of my doubts ☊ return ☊
(+ adv./prep.): I walked back while the others rode in the car. ☊ ride ☊
I'll be right back. ☊ right ☊
You're quite within your rights to ask for your money back. ☊ right ☊
You can't trust them. They'll rob you blind as soon as your back is turned. ☊ rob sb blind ☊
roll over (onto sth): She rolled over to let the sun brown her back. ☊ roll ☊
He turned the car round and drove back again. ☊ round ☊
The house had been left to go to ruin. ☊ ruin ☊
I'm not in any rush to get back to work. ☊ rush ☊
A reward was offered for the animal's safe return. ☊ safe ☊
'Will you stay for lunch?' 'No, but thanks all the same.' ☊ all/just the same ☊
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry). ☊ say ☊
We all filed back to our seats in silence. ☊ seat ☊
see (that)...: I see (that) interest rates are going up again. ☊ see ☊
They drive on the left-hand side of the road in Japan. ☊ side ☊
Keep out of sight (= stay where you cannot be seen). ☊ sight ☊
to remain/stay/keep silent ☊ silent ☊
I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there). ☊ sleep ☊
Try to go back to sleep. ☊ sleep ☊
His handwriting slopes backwards. ☊ slope ☊
Twelve hours later she was all smiles again. ☊ all smiles ☊
We stayed for an hour or so. ☊ ... or so ☊
We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay. ☊ spare ☊
The horse was led back to its stable. ☊ stable ☊
'Do you want a drink?' 'No, thanks, I can't stay.' ☊ stay ☊
We ended up staying for lunch. ☊ stay ☊
My hat won't stay on! ☊ stay ☊
Can you stay behind after the others have gone and help me clear up? ☊ stay ☊
I can stay a few minutes longer. ☊ stay ☊
We stayed to see what would happen. ☊ stay ☊
stay doing sth: They stayed talking until well into the night. ☊ stay ☊
I can't stay awake any longer. ☊ stay ☊
+ adv./prep.: I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship). ☊ stay ☊
She did not want to stay in nursing all her life. ☊ stay ☊
The TV stays on all day in their house. ☊ stay ☊
My sister's coming to stay next week. ☊ stay ☊
I stayed three nights at my cousin's house. ☊ stay ☊
I wish you'd stay out of my business! ☊ stay out of sth ☊
I enjoyed my stay in Prague. ☊ stay ☊
She drove at a steady 50 mph. ☊ steady ☊
He turned around and retraced his steps (= went back the way he had come). ☊ step ☊
The kids found it hard to stay still. ☊ still ☊
We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years). ☊ still ☊
Why has the engine stopped? ☊ stop ☊
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). ☊ story ☊
strip sb + adj.: He was stripped naked and left in a cell. ☊ strip ☊
You have a strong case for getting your job back. ☊ strong ☊
Short skirts are back in style (= fashionable). ☊ style ☊
I think he'll be back on Monday, but I can't say for sure. ☊ for sure ☊
They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion. ☊ suspicion ☊
High-level talks on arms limitation will reopen next month. ☊ talk ☊
This material has a tendency to shrink when washed. ☊ tendency ☊
I'll have to stay with her—she's in a terrible state. ☊ terrible ☊
If anyone comes in before I get back, ask them to wait. ☊ them ☊
Can I get there and back in a day? ☊ there ☊
I left in 2008 and I haven't been back there since. ☊ there ☊
There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting. ☊ therefore ☊
A visit to the museum will take you back in time to the 1930s. ☊ time ☊
Brown the meat on one side, then turn it over and brown the other side. ☊ turn sth over ☊
If you turn over you might find it easier to get to sleep. ☊ turn over ☊
We said we would do it—there can be no turning back. ☊ turn back, turn sb/sth back ☊
Our car was turned back at the border. ☊ turn back, turn sb/sth back ☊
a programme to get the long-term unemployed back to work ☊ the unemployed ☊
Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday. ☊ unless ☊
You can stay on the bus until London (= until you reach London). ☊ until ☊
I stayed up late (= did not go to bed until late) last night. ☊ up ☊
Shall we eat out or stay in? It's up to you. ☊ be up to sb ☊
urge sb to do sth: She urged him to stay. ☊ urge ☊
Hello, it's us back again. ☊ us ☊
You can't keep using your bad back as an excuse. ☊ use ☊
a return to traditional values in education, such as firm discipline ☊ value ☊
Wait until the dough doubles in volume before kneading it again. ☊ volume ☊
wander away, back, to, etc. sth: Her thoughts wandered back to her youth. ☊ wander ☊
They escaped out the back way. ☊ way ☊
I'd better be on my way (= I must leave) soon. ☊ on your/the/its way ☊
Way back, when he was a boy, he had lived on a farm in Wales. ☊ way back (in...) ☊
She'll be back in a week. ☊ week ☊
They're welcome to stay here as long as they like. ☊ welcome ☊
Until when can you stay? ☊ when ☊
He seemed undecided whether to go or stay. ☊ whether ☊
I'll be back in a little while (= a short time). ☊ while ☊
whistle to sb/sth: She whistled to the dog to come back. ☊ whistle ☊
Why get upset just because you got one bad grade? ☊ why ☊
She really wished she'd stayed on at college. ☊ wish ☊
You may stay until morning, if you wish. ☊ wish ☊
wish sb/sth to do sth: He was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go. ☊ wish ☊
I trusted her not to go back on her word (= break her promise). ☊ word ☊
She's planning to return to work once the children start school. ☊ work ☊
shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly) ☊ wrapping ☊