stay on
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Definition
- Verb:
- To continue in a place, position, or situation: To remain in a specific location, job, role, or state beyond an expected or usual point of departure or conclusion.
Usage
- The verb "stay on" is used to indicate a deliberate choice to remain when departure was possible or expected. It often implies a continuation of a current condition or role.
- It is typically followed by a prepositional phrase (e.g., , , ) or used intransitively when the context is clear.
- It is a phrasal verb where "on" functions as a particle, not a preposition indicating physical location on a surface.
Examples
- Verb:
- After his contract ended, he agreed to stay on for another six months.
- Many seasonal workers stay on in the resort town during the winter.
- She was asked to stay on as chairperson of the committee.
Advanced Usage
- "to stay on at": A common construction to specify the place of continuation, often a workplace or institution.
- He decided to stay on at the university to complete his research.
- "to stay on in": Used to specify continuing in a particular role, position, or general location.
- She stayed on in an advisory capacity after retiring.
Variants and Related Words
- Stay (verb): To remain in a place. "Stay on" adds the nuance of continuing beyond an expected endpoint.
- Remain (verb): A more formal synonym for "stay" or "stay on."
- Continue (verb): To persist in an activity or state. Can be used similarly in some contexts (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- Remain: To continue to be in the same place or state.
- Persist: To continue firmly in a course of action.
- Linger: To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctantly. (Note: "linger" can have a different connotation than the deliberate choice in "stay on.")
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Stay behind: To remain after others have left.
- A few students stayed behind to ask questions.
- Stay over: To spend the night at a place that is not one's home.
- You can stay over at my apartment if the trains have stopped.
Related Idioms
- Stay the course: To continue with a process or effort, even though it is difficult.
- Despite the challenges, we are determined to stay the course.
- Stay put: To remain in one fixed place and not move.
- The doctor told him to stay put and rest.
Verb
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
- Stay with me, please
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year