Outstay
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outstay is a verb meaning (transitive) To stay beyond or longer than.
Meaning
(transitive) To stay beyond or longer than.
Example Sentences
Podson stayed till after five, though he handsomely apologized for outstaying a call. "The fact is, I never think of the time, when I get talking to a really intelligent woman..."
Word Forms
- outstays
- outstaying
- outstayed
Synonyms for outstay
Depending on context, synonyms include overstay.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overstay, overstand, oversit, exceed, outgo, overspan.
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