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outstay
out·stay O0169900 (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.outstay (ˌaʊtˈsteɪ) vb (tr) 1. to stay longer than2. to stay beyond (a limit)3. outstay one's welcome See overstay4out•stay (ˌaʊtˈsteɪ)
v.t. 1. to stay longer than. 2. to stay beyond the time or duration of; overstay. [1590–1600] outstay
Past participle: outstayed
Gerund: outstaying
| Present |
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| I outstay | | you outstay | | he/she/it outstays | | we outstay | | you outstay | | they outstay |
| Preterite |
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| I outstayed | | you outstayed | | he/she/it outstayed | | we outstayed | | you outstayed | | they outstayed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am outstaying | | you are outstaying | | he/she/it is outstaying | | we are outstaying | | you are outstaying | | they are outstaying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have outstayed | | you have outstayed | | he/she/it has outstayed | | we have outstayed | | you have outstayed | | they have outstayed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was outstaying | | you were outstaying | | he/she/it was outstaying | | we were outstaying | | you were outstaying | | they were outstaying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had outstayed | | you had outstayed | | he/she/it had outstayed | | we had outstayed | | you had outstayed | | they had outstayed |
| Future |
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| I will outstay | | you will outstay | | he/she/it will outstay | | we will outstay | | you will outstay | | they will outstay |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would outstay | | you would outstay | | he/she/it would outstay | | we would outstay | | you would outstay | | they would outstay |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | outstay - stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome"overstayabide, 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" |
Translationsoutstay
outstay (one's) welcome1. To remain a guest in a place, especially someone's home, for too long, to the point where the host no longer wishes one to stay. After the cool reception I received at breakfast, it was apparent that I had outstayed my welcome at the cottage of my father's friend.2. By extension, to have one's presence become unwanted in a particular environment. The polls make it clear that this candidate has outstayed her welcome in this primary race. Though wildly popular for a short time, the product simply outstayed its welcome in the market, and can now be found in bargain bins everywhere.See also: outstay, welcomeoutstay your welcome stay as a visitor longer than you are wanted.See also: outstay, welcomeoutstay/overstay your ˈwelcome (of a guest) stay too long so that you are no longer welcome: We visited some friends in France, but we didn’t want to overstay our welcome and left after a couple of days.See also: outstay, overstay, welcomeoutstay
Synonyms for outstayverb stay too longSynonymsRelated Wordsverb surpass in staying powerRelated Words- last out
- outride
- ride out
- stay
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