outstay
outstay · outstays · outstayed · outstaying
To stay beyond or longer thanTo stay beyond or longer than.
» We outstayed our welcome.
Meaning
1 sensesTo stay beyond or longer than.
stay too long
Examples
4 sentencesWe outstayed our welcome.
The song outstays its welcome: it should be a couple of minutes shorter.
deDas Lied geht einem mit der Zeit auf den Wecker: es sollte ein paar Minuten kürzer sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That song outstays its welcome.
deVon diesem Lied hat man langsam genug. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
"We haven't outstayed our welcome, I hope?" "No, it's fine. We always go to bed this late."
de„Hoffentlich sind wir nicht zu lange geblieben?" - „Nein, schon in Ordnung, wir gehen immer so spät zu Bett.“ — Esperantostern
Forms
outstays, outstaying, outstayed, outstayedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- stay too long:overstay
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedoutstayer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle