outstay


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out·stay

 (out-stā′)
tr.v. out·stayed, out·stay·ing, out·stays
1. To stay longer than (another or others); overstay: guests who outstayed their welcome.
2. To show greater endurance than: She outstayed her opponents and won the race.
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outstay

(ˌaʊtˈsteɪ)
vb (tr)
1. to stay longer than
2. to stay beyond (a limit)
3. outstay one's welcome See overstay4
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out•stay

(ˌaʊtˈsteɪ)

v.t.
1. to stay longer than.
2. to stay beyond the time or duration of; overstay.
[1590–1600]
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outstay


Past participle: outstayed
Gerund: outstaying

Imperative
outstay
outstay
Present
I outstay
you outstay
he/she/it outstays
we outstay
you outstay
they outstay
Preterite
I outstayed
you outstayed
he/she/it outstayed
we outstayed
you outstayed
they outstayed
Present Continuous
I am outstaying
you are outstaying
he/she/it is outstaying
we are outstaying
you are outstaying
they are outstaying
Present Perfect
I have outstayed
you have outstayed
he/she/it has outstayed
we have outstayed
you have outstayed
they have outstayed
Past Continuous
I was outstaying
you were outstaying
he/she/it was outstaying
we were outstaying
you were outstaying
they were outstaying
Past Perfect
I had outstayed
you had outstayed
he/she/it had outstayed
we had outstayed
you had outstayed
they had outstayed
Future
I will outstay
you will outstay
he/she/it will outstay
we will outstay
you will outstay
they will outstay
Future Perfect
I will have outstayed
you will have outstayed
he/she/it will have outstayed
we will have outstayed
you will have outstayed
they will have outstayed
Future Continuous
I will be outstaying
you will be outstaying
he/she/it will be outstaying
we will be outstaying
you will be outstaying
they will be outstaying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outstaying
you have been outstaying
he/she/it has been outstaying
we have been outstaying
you have been outstaying
they have been outstaying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outstaying
you will have been outstaying
he/she/it will have been outstaying
we will have been outstaying
you will have been outstaying
they will have been outstaying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outstaying
you had been outstaying
he/she/it had been outstaying
we had been outstaying
you had been outstaying
they had been outstaying
Conditional
I would outstay
you would outstay
he/she/it would outstay
we would outstay
you would outstay
they would outstay
Past Conditional
I would have outstayed
you would have outstayed
he/she/it would have outstayed
we would have outstayed
you would have outstayed
they would have outstayed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.outstay - stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome"
abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
2.outstay - surpass in staying power; "They outstayed their competitors"
last out, outride, ride out, stay - hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
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Translations

outstay

[aʊtˈsteɪ] VTquedarse más tiempo que
to outstay one's welcomequedarse más de lo debido
I don't want to outstay my welcomeno quiero quedarme más de lo debido, no quiero abusar de su hospitalidad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

outstay

[ˌaʊtˈsteɪ] vt
to outstay one's welcome → abuser de l'hospitalité de son hôte
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

outstay

[ˌaʊtˈsteɪ] vt to outstay sbtrattenersi più a lungo di qn
to outstay one's welcome → abusare dell'ospitalità di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
He had therefore no one but himself to blame if she had opened her doors to other visitors; and he entered the drawing-room with the dogged determination to make Beaufort feel himself in the way, and to outstay him.
Then, as he was turning over means by which he could speak to her alone, she rose, and he was taken by surprise, for he had counted on the fact that she would outstay Denham.
There were other guests there, whom, however, he outstayed. As soon as they were alone, his hostess touched him on the arm and led him to her own room.
And in my nervous anxiety to allay any suspicions aroused by my companion's extraordinary behavior, I outstayed even the eminent detective and his friends, saw them examine the Raffles Relics, heard them discuss me under my own nose, and at last was alone with the anemic clerk.
I outstayed everybody; and when I rose Miss Haldin stood up too.
Yesterday, contrary to his usual ways, he outstayed the last man in the office; such a thing hasn't happened three times since he has been at the ministry."
I Think You Should Leave is purpose-built for a binge, and even the sketches that don't quite land never outstay their welcome.
Minions has a sprinkling of giggles and doesn't outstay its welcome.
Kempton on Boxing Day and Cheltenham in March are again on the 10-year-old's agenda after he made the most of a fitness advantage to outstay 2015 Gold Cup winner Coneygree.
With director Zack Snyder at the helm, every frame is crammed to bursting with artfully composed, slow-motion destruction even if the film, at 151 mins, does outstay its welcome.
FABULOUS BOOM (Race 2) is in peak form then NARDURRA N CARTER (Race 3) should outstay R (Race 3) should outstay his rivals.
SUNDAE, MONKEY, OUTSTAY, YESTERDAY, THUNDER, FRIAR, SATURATE.