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ostať

“ostať” is a Slovak word. Its 17 meanings in English:

  1. to stay, to remain (not to leave someone's side or a specific object)
  2. to stay, to remain (to stay in a place for a certain time, not to leave)
  3. to stay behind (to remain somewhere with a specific goal or purpose)
  4. to stay together (to remain in a relationship, partnership, or marriage)
  5. to be left, to be forgotten (of things: to remain in a place where they were put or left behind)
  6. to remain, to be left over (to be the last preserved part or version of something)
  7. to be left to someone (to come into someone's ownership or care, often due to inheritance or change in conditions)
  8. to persist, to stick with (to continue an activity or state without change for a certain time)
  9. to remain, to be left (of a time period: to be left before an event occurs)
  10. to be left, to remain (to arise or be formed as a consequence or residue of something)
  11. to fall on someone, to be left to someone (to remain as a duty, burden, or responsibility for someone)
  12. to remain, to last (to persist in a certain state or condition)
  13. to be left without, to be rendered (to lose something unwantedly or end up in an unpleasant state)
  14. to be left behind (to be left after someone's death, departure, or a tragedy)
  15. used to express uninterrupted duration of an action: to remain, to keep
  16. used to express a sudden change of state: to become, to turn
  17. used to express a sudden change of feeling or environment: to feel, to become
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