OVERSTAY

overstay, outstay

(verb) stay too long; “overstay or outstay one’s welcome”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overstay (third-person singular simple present overstays, present participle overstaying, simple past and past participle overstayed)

(intransitive) To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.

(transitive) To remain present beyond the limits of.

Noun

overstay (plural overstays)

The act of staying too long.

Anagrams

• stay over, stayover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*stay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstayed or Overstaid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstaying.]

Definition: To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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