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stay back

/steɪ bæk/

Translations

stay backverb

stayed back

Past Simple

stayed back

Past Participle

staying back

Gerund

/steɪ bæk/

I decided to stay back after the meeting to discuss the project further.

Я решил остаться после встречи, чтобы обсудить проект подробнее.

She had to stay back at work to finish the report.

Ей пришлось задержаться на работе, чтобы закончить отчет.

Additional translations

Synonyms

stay put

keep away

hold back

stay backverb

To remain in a place instead of leaving.

After the meeting, she decided to stay back and finish her work.

To not advance or move forward.

The coach instructed the players to stay back and defend their goal.

To remain after others have left, often for a specific purpose.

He stayed back after class to ask the teacher some questions.