stay behind

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === stay behind (plural stay behinds) Alternative form of stay-behind. === Verb === stay behind (third-person singular simple present stays behind, present participle staying behind, simple past and past participle stayed behind) (idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave. Synonyms: stay back, stay put, see also Thesaurus:stay behind (education, idiomatic) To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay,‎ behind. 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. ==== Translations ==== === See also ===