understay one's welcome
understay one's welcome · understays one's welcome · understayed one's welcome · understaying one's welcome
To stay for less time than that within which one's presence would have been appreciatedTo stay for less time than that within which one's presence would have been appreciated; to leave earlier than necessary.
Meaning
1 sensesTo stay for less time than that within which one's presence would have been appreciated; to leave earlier than necessary.
Origin
Coined as an opposite to overstay one's welcome.Coined as an opposite to overstay one's welcome.
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Forms
understays one's welcome, understaying one's welcome, understayed one's welcome, understayed one's welcome| Base form | understay one's welcome · to understay one's welcome |
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| 3rd person singular | understays one's welcome |
| Present participle | understaying one's welcome |
| Past simple | understayed one's welcome |
| Past participle | understayed one's welcome |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | understay one's welcome |
| he, she, it | understays one's welcome |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | understayed one's welcome |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have understayed one's welcome |
| he, she, it | has understayed one's welcome |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will understay one's welcome |
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
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.