English Explanatory Dictionary

stay back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To remain (at work, school, organisation, country, etc.) after normal hours
To keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.

Pronunciation

/steɪˈbæk/ /ˈsteɪˈbek̚/

Word forms

stay back stays back staying back stayed back stay behind

Etymology

Phrasal verb formed with English elements, stay (verb) and back (preposition).

Synonyms

stay behind tarry

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