overstay
To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure timeTo remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom said he'd overstayed his visa.
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36 sentencesTom said he'd overstayed his visa.
I think I overstayed my welcome.
Many of the guests overstayed their welcome.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
(transitive)To remain present beyond the limits of.
He overstayed his welcome.
- stay too long
Forms
overstays, overstaying, overstayed, overstayedregular · Lesson
| Base form | overstay · to overstay |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overstays |
| Present participle | overstaying |
| Past simple | overstayed |
| Past participle | overstayed |
Tenses
overstay · overstayed · will overstay · have overstayedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- stay too long:outstay
Word family
2 related wordsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.