to overstay
19
4.5
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈsteɪ/
:
quedarse más tiempo del permitido
- After three days at their house, I worried that I might overstay my welcome.
- overstay their visas
- overstayed their welcome
They were the ones who came here or overstayed a visa that brought the, the, the kids in.
- They were the ones who came here or overstayed a visa that brought the, the, the kids in.
Examples
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I think we've overstayed our welcome.
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So we need to not overstay our welcome.
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You can never overstay your welcome.
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Well, I don't wanna overstay my welcome.
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You don't want to overstay your welcome.
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Have we overstayed our welcome?
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Driven south by a bad winter, they had overstayed their welcome.
Fiction book (1996) -
Reluctant to overstay my welcome, I thank him for the visit and wend my way home.
Fiction book (1998) -
And, judging by your condition, maybe you've overstayed your welcome.
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Taking a final inventory of the restaurant, Jonesy finds that he and Ina may have overstayed their welcome.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
7
7.5
To stay in a place longer than expected
3
7.0
To stay too long as a guest so the host wants you to leave
3
5.5
To stay somewhere longer than you are welcome
2
4.6
Stay somewhere longer than is safe or needed
1
7.0
Stay too long and make people feel annoyed
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overstay joins over- (meaning 'too' or 'too long') and stay (meaning 'to remain'). So, to overstay is to remain 'too long', which is why it means staying longer than is allowed, expected, or polite.