stay up
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, upUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
» Mary stayed up late last night.
Mary ist gestern Abend lange aufgeblieben.
Мэри поздно легла спать вчера.
Вчора Мері не лягала спати допізна.
Meaning
3 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
These trousers are too big around the waist. They won't stay up.
(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.
aufbleiben, durchmachen
бо́дрствоватьbódrstvovatʹ
not go to bed
(euphemistic, intransitive)To maintain an erection.
He told his lover he has a problem staying up.
Examples
439 sentencesMary stayed up late last night.
Вчора Мері не лягала спати допізна. — ChickenKiev
ruМэри поздно легла спать вчера. — Gruzilkin
deMary ist gestern Abend lange aufgeblieben. — Esperantostern
I often stay up all night.
Я часто не сплю всю ніч. — deniko
ruЯ часто не сплю всю ночь. — marafon
deIch bleibe oft die ganze Nacht wach. — al_ex_an_der
He stayed up late last night.
Він залишився до кінця минулої ночі. — zaytsev126
ruОн задержался допоздна вчера вечером. — Snark
deEr blieb letzte Nacht lange wach. — riotlake
I wasn't able to stay up all night.
Я не зміг не спати всю ніч. — deniko
Tom says he stayed up all night studying.
Том каже, що він всю ніч не спав і вчився. — deniko
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
stays up, staying up, stayed up, stayed up| Base form | stay up · to stay up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stays up |
| Present participle | staying up |
| Past simple | stayed up |
| Past participle | stayed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- stay onзатримуватися, зоставатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, on.
- stay overутримувати, триматиTo stay overnight in a place other than one's home; to sleep over.
- stay upUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
- stay outTo spend time out of one's house.
- stay inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, in.
- stay backTo remain (at work, school, organisation, country, etc.) after normal hours
- stay awayTo avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- not go to bed:sit up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb