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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Ayat insisted tht she would only stay back if she was given the room with a view.
  

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What do you mean by "stay back"? She would stay longer? Stay on?

  • What do you mean by "stay back"?
  • She would stay longer?
  • Stay on?
  • Stay behind?
  • To stay back means, at school, to stay at the school after the other children have all gone home, perhaps because the child has done something wrong.
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What do you mean by "stay back"? She would stay longer? Stay on? Stay behind?

To stay back means, at school, to stay at the school after the other children have all gone home, perhaps because the child has done something wrong.

It can also mean to stand away from something dangerous - "That dog is very dangerous. Stay back!" (Imperative)

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