stay up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
These trousers are too big around the waist. They won't stay up.
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(intransitive) To remain awake; to not go to bed.
My plane leaves at 6:00 in the morning, so I plan to stay up until then and sleep on the plane.
She stayed up past her bedtime.
Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck Some nights, I call it a draw
2012, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, “Some Nights”, in Some Nights), performed by fun.:
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(euphemistic, intransitive) To maintain an erection.
He told his lover he has a problem staying up.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stays up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stayed up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stayed up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| staying up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
cmn 熬夜 (remain awake) · pl czuwać (remain awake) · es quedarse despierto (remain awake) · es reenganchar (remain awake) · ru бо́дрствовать (remain awake) · cmn 勃起 (maintain an erection) · arz سَهَر (remain awake) · izh valvoa (remain awake) · nl opblijven (remain awake) · fi valvoa (remain awake) · cy eistedd i fyny (remain awake) · de aufbleiben (remain awake) · de durchmachen (remain awake) · ko 새우다 (remain awake) · es empalmar (remain awake) · fi ylläpitää erektiota (maintain an erection)