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Mohamadreza0 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

stay up

Hi , does "stay up " necessarily mean that someone is not going to bed through the whole night or it could also mean being awake a part of the night ?, e. g; is it considered right to say :" last night , i stayed up till 3 ". THANKS IN ADVANCE
  

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'Stay up' is normally followed by a qualifier. ' Rover

  • 'Stay up' is normally followed by a qualifier.
  • ' Rover
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'Stay up' is normally followed by a qualifier.

'I stayed up till three.'
'She stayed up all night.'
'You can stay up for an extra 10 minutes tonight.'
'He stayed up until his daughter came home.'
'We stayed up to bring the New Year in.'

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that really helped, thank you

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