What does "stay up" mean?

To remain awake To not go to bed, to stay awake past usual time.

How do you use "stay up" in a sentence?

I stayed up late watching TV. Don't stay up too late. We stayed up all night.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To remain awake

熬夜，晚睡

Quedarse despierto, trasnochar

夜更かしする、起きている

밤늦게까지 깨어 있다, 안 자다

To not go to bed, to stay awake past usual time.

不睡觉，比平时睡得更晚。

No irse a la cama, permanecer despierto más tiempo del habitual.

寝ないでいること、普段より遅くまで起きていること。

잠자리에 들지 않고 평소보다 늦게까지 깨어 있다.

Base verb: stay

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

I stayed up late watching TV.
我熬夜看电视
Me quedé despierto hasta tarde viendo la tele
テレビを見て夜更かしした
TV 보느라 늦게까지 안 잤어.
Don't stay up too late.
别熬夜太晚
No os quedéis despiertos hasta muy tarde
夜更かしするなよ
너무 늦게까지 깨어 있지 마.
We stayed up all night.
我们熬了一整夜
Estuvimos despiertos toda la noche
一晩中起きていた
우리는 밤새 안 잤어.

Context: sleep, night, awake

Tone: casual

From staying in an upright position.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal