What is the meaning of stay on?

verb

  • Continue in a place, position, or situation.
    • usage: "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
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