stay up — to remain awake and not go to bed
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to remain awake and not go to bed
Pronunciation (IPA): /steɪ ʌp/
Example Sentences
- My mom told me not to stay up playing video games, but here I am at 3 AM defeating the final boss.
- I planned to stay up and watch the meteor shower, but fell asleep on the roof.
- Students often stay up late during exam periods to cram for tests.
stay up
VERB[/steɪ ʌp/]
to remain awake and not go to bed
💡 Concept
to remain awake and not go to bed
🎵 Rhyme
Stay up to climb way up, friends play up the challenge!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/steɪ ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/steɪ ʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootstay
Suffix-up
🎵Rhyme
way upsay upplay up
way up
say up
play up
🔗Collocations
stay up late
stay up all night
stay up studying
stay up past bedtime
stay up watching TV
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom told me not to stay up playing video games, but here I am at 3 AM defeating the final boss.”
😄 Fun example
“I planned to stay up and watch the meteor shower, but fell asleep on the roof.”
“Students often stay up late during exam periods to cram for tests.”
“The security guard has to stay up all night to monitor the building.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
stay awakekeep awakeremain uppull an all-nighter
Antonyms
go to bedfall asleepturn in
Related
stay outwake upsleep inoversleepinsomnia
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