- outstay
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transitive verb
Date: 1600
1. overstay 1 <outstayed their welcome> 2. to surpass in staying power <outstayed his competitors>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
outstay
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Outstay — Out*stay , v. t. To stay beyond or longer than. [1913 Webster] She concluded to outstay him. Mad. D Arblay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outstay — ► VERB ▪ stay beyond the limit of (one s expected or permitted time) … English terms dictionary
outstay — [out΄stā′] vt. 1. to stay longer than 2. to stay beyond the time of; overstay … English World dictionary
outstay — /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] * * * … Universalium
outstay — verb Outstay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑welcome … Collocations dictionary
outstay — out|stay [autˈsteı] v [T] to stay somewhere longer than someone else →outstay your welcome at ↑welcome3 (3) … Dictionary of contemporary English
outstay — [[t]a͟ʊtste͟ɪ[/t]] outstays, outstaying, outstayed to outstay your welcome → see welcome … English dictionary
outstay — 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
outstay — /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 …
outstay 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 … Useful english dictionary
outstay (your) welcome — outstay/overstay (your) welcome to stay in a place longer than someone wants you to stay. One more cup of tea and then we ll go. We don t want to outstay our welcome! … New idioms dictionary
