Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stay up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: stay up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.

verb

To remain awake; to not go to bed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To maintain an erection.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"These trousers are too big around the waist. They won't stay up."
"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"
"He told his lover he has a problem staying up."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

stays up (present, singular) staying up (participle, present) stayed up (participle, past) stayed up (past)

Phrases

stay up late

Synonyms

sit up

Questions

What does stay up mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.

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