Definition
To remain where one is, whilst others leave.
To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.
In Context
- "If a twin goes off on a spaceship for a long trip at nearly the speed of light, that twin would be much younger on return to earth than the twin who stayed behind (Fock, 1964; French, 1968; Hawking, 1988; Young, 1992)."
- "Much as Tra wanted to stay behind, as commander of the region, it was his duty to organize and lead the troops going to the North."
- "Ross's fortunes differed sharply from those of the principal Choctaw chief, Greenwood LeFlore, who, unlike Ross, signed a removal treaty on behalf of his people, only to stay behind himself, accept US citizenship, and go on to a distinguished career in Mississippi politics."
- "When I stayed behind at school with my school friends after lessons, and managed to play up to a hundred games in a single afternoon, the strategy was simple enough: I castled on the opposite side in the middle of violent (and mutual) King attacks."
- "Observe what sanctions the teacher employs with her class in order to enforce the rules. Are individuals kept in after school, for instance, or are they asked to stay behind at the end of a lesson, or reprimanded in front of the other children?"
- "One day I had to stay behind after my boxing class, and I'd just been told that I was a ‘disgrace to the traditions of the boxing hall’."
Also Said As
- stay back
- stay put
- see also Thesaurus:stay behind
Opposite In Meaning
- leave