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stayed up

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

Meaning of stay up

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
    • These trousers are too big around the waist. They won't stay up.
  2. (intransitive) 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.
  3. (euphemistic, intransitive) To maintain an erection.
    • He told his lover he has a problem staying up.

Questions about stayed up

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

Words near stayed up in the dictionary

  1. stayed the course
  2. stayed the distance
  3. stayed the night
  4. stayed together
  5. stayed tuned
  6. stayed up
  7. stayed up late
  8. stayed within the lines
  9. stayedly
  10. stayedness
  11. stayedst

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