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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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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Past participle: outstayed
Gerund: outstaying
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Verb | 1. | outstay - stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome" |
2. | outstay - surpass in staying power; "They outstayed their competitors" |
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Translations
outstay
[aʊtˈsteɪ] VT → quedarse más tiempo queto outstay one's welcome → quedarse más de lo debido
I don't want to outstay my welcome → no quiero quedarme más de lo debido, no quiero abusar de su hospitalidad
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[ˌaʊtˈsteɪ] vt to outstay sb → trattenersi più a lungo di qnto outstay one's welcome → abusare dell'ospitalità di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995