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"to stay" in Dutch

blijven
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The Dutch translation for “to stay” is blijven.

Examples of "to stay" in use

There are 10 examples of the Dutch word for "to stay" being used:
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to stay at home thuis blijven
I don’t want to be alone with Tom. Ik wil niet alleen blijven met Tom.
to stay in shape in vorm blijven
to stay healthy gezond blijven
You need to eat well to stay healthy. Je moet goed eten om gezond te blijven.
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet. Het liep over veld en weiden; maar er woei zulk een hevige storm, dat het werk had om op zijn poten te blijven staan.
“I will still sit on it for a bit longer,” answered the duck; “I’ve sat on it for so long already, so I can sit on it for a few more days!” “Ik zal er toch nog een beetje op blijven zitten,” antwoordde de eend; “ik heb er nu al zo lang op gezeten, en dus kan ik er nog wel een paar dagen op zitten!”
I don’t want to continue pressing the issue. Ik wil niet blijven aandringen.
The army should remain alert and vigilant. Het leger moet waakzaam en paraat blijven.
Obviously a hug must remain possible. Uiteraard moet een knuffel mogelijk blijven.

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I don’t want to be alone with Tom.,
I don’t want to continue pressing the issue.,
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet.,
Obviously a hug must remain possible.,
The army should remain alert and vigilant.,
to stay at home,
to stay healthy,
to stay in shape,
You need to eat well to stay healthy.,
“I will still sit on it for a bit longer,” answered the duck; “I’ve sat on it for so long already, so I can sit on it for a few more days!”
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