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lui stette

stayed, remained

ˈs t ɛ t . t e → stare
stett stay; be + e 3rd person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #26,303
stayed, remained A literary past-tense form, used more often in writing than in everyday conversation.
IT: Stette a casa tutto il giorno.
EN: She stayed home all day.
Conjugation of stare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third stette —

Si fermò e stette in ascolto.

He stopped and listened.

Perciò stette molto con me, almeno il primo giorno.

So he stayed with me a lot, at least the first day.

— Senna (2010)

Stette a casa.

He stayed at home.

Stette un pezzo in silenzio, tremando violentemente.

He stood there silently for a while, trembling violently.

E stette molto tempo così.

And he stayed like that for a long time.

Stette a casa con lei.

He stayed at home with her.

Il giardiniere non capì, e stette a bocca aperta.

The gardener didn’t understand and stood there with his mouth open.

Stette con suo padre.

He stayed with his father.

Tom stette a casa per tutto il giorno.

Tom stayed home all day.

Leon ne stette lontano.

Leon stayed away from it.

E poi sì che ci stette a guardare uno per uno.

And then he really did stand there and watch us one by one.