stay up
stay up verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
Verb
stay up (third-person singular simple present stays up, present participle staying up, simple past and past participle stayed up)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
- These trousers are too big around the waist. They won't stay up.
- To remain awake; to not go to bed.
- 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.
- To maintain an erection.
- He told his lover he has a problem staying up.
stay up meaning in Punjabi
stay up in Punjabi
- to stay up
- جاگنا jāgṇā
Forms of stay up
| third-person singular present | stays up |
|---|---|
| present participle | staying up |
| past participle | stayed up |
| past | stayed up |
Words formed from stay up
- stay up late
Questions about stay up
- What does stay up mean?
- Stay up means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
- What is stay up in Punjabi?
- Stay up in Punjabi is جاگنا (jāgṇā). See Stay up meaning in Punjabi.
- What part of speech is stay up?
- Stay up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of stay up?
- The past tense of stay up is stayed up.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stay up (page history and authors); جاگنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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