outstay

  • 1Outstay — Out*stay , v. t. To stay beyond or longer than. [1913 Webster] She concluded to outstay him. Mad. D Arblay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2outstay — ► VERB ▪ stay beyond the limit of (one s expected or permitted time) …

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  • 3outstay — [out΄stā′] vt. 1. to stay longer than 2. to stay beyond the time of; overstay …

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  • 4outstay — /owt stay /, v.t. 1. to stay longer than. 2. to stay beyond the time or duration of; overstay: to outstay one s welcome. [1590 1600; OUT + STAY1] * * * …

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  • 5outstay — verb Outstay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑welcome …

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  • 6outstay — out|stay [autˈsteı] v [T] to stay somewhere longer than someone else →outstay your welcome at ↑welcome3 (3) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7outstay — [[t]a͟ʊtste͟ɪ[/t]] outstays, outstaying, outstayed to outstay your welcome → see welcome …

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  • 8outstay — verb (T) to stay somewhere longer than someone else: As usual she outstayed all the other guests at the party. see also: outstay your welcome welcome 3 (3) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9outstay — /aʊtˈsteɪ/ (say owt stay) verb (t) 1. to stay longer than. 2. to stay beyond the time or duration of. –phrase 3. outstay one s welcome, to prolong a visit beyond an acceptable point …

  • 10outstay your welcome — outstay/overstay/your welcome phrase to stay at a place for longer than people want It was time to go, before we outstayed our welcome. Thesaurus: to live, stay or work in a particular placesynonym towns, cities and villageshyponym …

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