noun
Meaning 1
Alternative form of stay-behind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
stay behind
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verb
Meaning 2
To remain where one is, whilst others leave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: stay back, stay put
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Topics: education
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verb
Meaning 4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, behind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1995, Rudolf Steiner, Helen Fox (original translator), revising translator not named, Lecture 7, The Kingdom of Childhood, Revised Translation, page 120, Children who are in any way below standard come into this class from all the other classes. Otherwise, as I have said, we do not let the children stay behind but we try to bring them along with us under all circumstances, so that in this way each child really receives what is right for his or her particular age.
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: achterblijven — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Finnish: jäädä — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- German: zurückbleiben — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Ancient Greek: παραμένω (paraménō) — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Portuguese: ficar para trás — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Russian: остава́ться (ostavátʹsja) — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Russian: оста́ться (ostátʹsja) — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Russian: заде́рживаться (zadérživatʹsja) — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Russian: задержа́ться (zaderžátʹsja) — to remain where one is, whilst others leave
- Dutch: nablijven — to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment
- Finnish: jäädä luokkaan — to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment
- French: avoir une heure de colle — to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment
- German: nachsitzen — to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment
- Russian: остава́ться (ostavátʹsja) — to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment
- Russian: оста́ться (ostátʹsja) — to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment