stay back
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stay back
- /steɪˈbæk/ UK, US
- /ˈsteɪˈbek̚/ Singapore
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Phrasal verb formed with English elements, stay (verb) and back (preposition).
verb stays back · staying back · stayed back · stay behind
- 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.
- 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?'
