stay up
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Definition
- Verb:
- To remain awake and out of bed, especially later than the usual time for sleeping: The phrase "stay up" means to intentionally not go to bed, often to do a specific activity.
Usage
- "Stay up" is an intransitive phrasal verb. It does not take a direct object.
- It is commonly used to describe the action of delaying sleep.
- It often implies a specific reason for remaining awake, such as studying, working, or watching something.
Examples
- Verb:
- Don't stay up so late—you have to go to work tomorrow.
- We stayed up all night to watch the election results.
- The children were allowed to stay up past their bedtime on New Year's Eve.
Advanced Usage
- "to stay up for [something]": To remain awake in order to witness or participate in a specific event.
- I'm going to stay up for the meteor shower tonight.
- "to stay up until [a time]": To remain awake until a specified hour.
- He stayed up until 3 a.m. finishing his report.
Variants and Related Words
- Sit up (phrasal verb): Often used interchangeably with "stay up" to mean remaining awake, especially in a seated position. It can emphasize the effort or alertness involved.
- We sat up talking until dawn.
- Keep late hours (idiom): To habitually go to bed very late.
- As a writer, he tends to keep late hours.
Synonyms
- Remain awake: To continue being conscious and not asleep.
- Burn the midnight oil (idiom): To work or study very late into the night.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Stay in: To remain at home.
- We decided to stay in and watch a movie.
- Stay out: To remain away from home, especially late at night.
- Her parents worry when she stays out late.
Related Idioms
- Pull an all-nighter: To stay awake all night, typically to work or study.
- She had to pull an all-nighter to prepare for the final exam.
Verb
- not go to bed
- Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow
- We sat up all night to watch the election