stay on

English

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Verb

stay on (third-person singular simple present stays on, present participle staying on, simple past and past participle stayed on)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay,‎ on.
    How does your hat manage to stay on in such strong wind?
    The light stays on even if there's a power outage.
  2. (idiomatic) to continue in a place or situation, while others leave.
    Some of her friends decided it was time to go home, but she wanted to stay on until sunrise.
    After the trial period, she was asked to stay on and work full-time.

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