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stays up

stays up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stays up

What is stays up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stays up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stay up.

Words near stays up in the dictionary

  1. stays the course
  2. stays the distance
  3. stays the night
  4. stays together
  5. stays tuned
  6. stays up
  7. stays up late
  8. stays within the lines
  9. stays'l
  10. stays'ls
  11. staysail

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