English Dictionary

stay behind

動詞

慣用表現

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, behind. / (idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave.

日本語の意味

他の人々が去る中、自分だけその場に留まること。 / その場に残る、後ろに残される

Please stay behind after the meeting to finish the paperwork.

会議の後に書類を仕上げるために残ってください。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, behind.

If you can, sprint ahead and stay ahead — otherwise slow down and stay well behind

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave.

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).

意味（3）

To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.

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.

stays behind （ present singular third-person ）

staying behind （ participle present ）

stayed behind （ participle past ）

stayed behind （ past ）