outstay one's welcome
To stay as a guest longer than the host expectedTo stay as a guest longer than the host expected.
» We outstayed our welcome.
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2 sensesTo stay as a guest longer than the host expected.
(broadly)To become an unwelcome person because of embarrassing or antisocial behaviour.
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 one's welcome, outstaying one's welcome, outstayed one's welcome, outstayed one's welcome| Base form | outstay one's welcome · to outstay one's welcome |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | outstays one's welcome |
| Present participle | outstaying one's welcome |
| Past simple | outstayed one's welcome |
| Past participle | outstayed one's welcome |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | outstay one's welcome |
| he, she, it | outstays one's welcome |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | outstayed one's welcome |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have outstayed one's welcome |
| he, she, it | has outstayed one's welcome |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will outstay one's welcome |
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