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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
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stay up

Except meaning "not go to bed", does it mean "stand up"?

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Hi, 'Stay up'. Except meaning "not go to bed", does it mean "stand up"? Simply put, 'stay up' means 'continue not to be down'.

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  • Hi, 'Stay up'.
  • Except meaning "not go to bed", does it mean "stand up"?
  • Simply put, 'stay up' means 'continue not to be down'.
  • You could say 'I hit him with a chair but he still stayed up', meaning he didn't fall down, or yes, you could say 'He stayed up' .
  • Another example: The wind stopped so the kite didn't stay up .
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Hi,

'Stay up'. Except meaning "not go to bed", does it mean "stand up"? Simply put, 'stay up' means 'continue not to be down'.

You could say 'I hit him with a chair but he still stayed up', meaning he didn't fall down, or yes, you could say 'He stayed up'.

Another example: The wind stopped so the kite didn't stay up.
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I think it can also mean "remain in a place higher than ground level". Example:

The cupboard won't stay up if you put all these books on it.
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Hly2004Except meaning "not go to bed", does it mean "stand up"?

Thank you in advance!Emotion: smile

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Except meaning "not go to bed", does it mean "stand up"?
Not exactly. It would be better to say that it means "remain up".

The fence is weak. It's about to fall over. I doubt it will stay up through the next winter storm.
Robert has lost so much weight that his pants won't stay up any more!
We put up posters, but the glue was not very good. Ha
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