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stayed back

stayed back is the simple past and past participle of stay back.

Meaning of stay back

Verb

stay back (third-person singular simple present stays back, present participle staying back, simple past and past participle stayed back)

  1. (intransitive) To remain (at work, school, organisation, country, etc.) after normal hours
    • Many of these students, in fact, do stay back and work in Singapore after their studies are over.2009, India Fever: The New Indian Professional in Singapore, page 106
    Synonyms:
    stay behind, tarry
  2. (intransitive) To keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.
    • 'Sir, you have to get back,' said a uniformed voice, an ambulance officer this time. 'We're asking everybody to stay back.' 'I live here,' he said. 'With my wife and my boy. Have you seen them?'2011, Her Singapore Fling, page 166

Questions about stayed back

What is stayed back the simple past and past participle of?
Stayed back is the simple past and past participle of stay back.

Words near stayed back in the dictionary

  1. staycay
  2. staycays
  3. stayed
  4. stayed at home
  5. stayed away
  6. stayed back
  7. stayed behind
  8. stayed frosty
  9. stayed in
  10. stayed in one's lane
  11. stayed loose

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