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n. (alternative form of stay-behind English) vb. 1 (&lit stay behind English) 2 (context idiomatic English) To remain where one is, whilst others leave. 3 To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.
Usage examples of "stay behind".
On the morning Washington departed Philadelphia to assume command at Boston, he and others of the Massachusetts delegation had traveled a short way with the general and his entourage, to a rousing accompaniment of fifes and drums, Adams feeling extremely sorry for himself for having to stay behind to tend what had become the unglamorous labors of Congress.
He had heard one woman sleepily asking Cambring what was wrong, and a man's voice surlily asking why he had to stay behind.
I thought someone should stay behind and make sure no vampires made off with you.
He would urge all his fighting men to ride with him, except the older, who would stay behind to protect the villages and women, and to hunt.
I thought about asking her to stay behind a few moments when Frau Stecher was ready to leave, but that would just have made more trouble for her.
McCoy added, scowling as Lieutenant Tomson looked as if she were going to stay behind.
I have a notion t' stay behind next time an' let 'em take their ol' charge an' go t' th' devil with it.
Woodhouse having, as usual, tried to persuade his daughter to stay behind with all her children, was obliged to see the whole party set off, and return to his lamentations over the destiny of poor Isabella.
And I probably need to stay behind on the station, anyway, in case anything needs to be coordinated with Captain Rozsak's flotilla.