Overstay
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overstay is a verb meaning (intransitive) To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
Meaning
(intransitive) To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To remain present beyond the limits of.
- The act of staying too long.
Example Sentences
He overstayed his welcome.
"[H]e had overstayed his three-score and ten years by something like twenty years. He must have been ninety, if he was a day!"
Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office.
For example, if USCIS approves a change of status or extension of stay for a nonimmigrant, the alien may be authorized to remain in the country beyond his or her original period of admission without qualifying as an overstay.
Word Forms
- overstays
- overstaying
- overstayed
Synonyms for overstay
Depending on context, synonyms include outstay.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outstay, linger, stay, tarry, perendinate, outlast.
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