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outstay

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out·stay  (out-st)
tr.v. out·stayed, out·stay·ing, out·stays
1. To stay longer than (another or others); overstay: guests who outstayed their welcome.
2. To show greater endurance than: She outstayed her opponents and won the race.
outstay [ˌaʊtˈsteɪ]
vb (tr)
1. to stay longer than
2. to stay beyond (a limit)
outstay one's welcome See overstay [4]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.outstay - stay too long; "overstay or outstay one's welcome"
overstay
abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
2.outstay - surpass in staying power; "They outstayed their competitors"
last out, outride, ride out, stay - hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
Translations
outstay [aʊtˈsteɪ] VT → quedarse más tiempo que
to outstay one's welcome → quedarse más de lo debido
I don't want to outstay my welcome → no quiero quedarme más de lo debido, no quiero abusar de su hospitalidad
outstay [ˌaʊtˈsteɪ] vt
to outstay one's welcome → abuser de l'hospitalité de son hôte
outstay [ˌaʊtˈsteɪ] vt to outstay sb → trattenersi più a lungo di qn
to outstay one's welcome → abusare dell'ospitalità di qn
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He had therefore no one but himself to blame if she had opened her doors to other visitors; and he entered the drawing-room with the dogged determination to make Beaufort feel himself in the way, and to outstay him.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
Then, as he was turning over means by which he could speak to her alone, she rose, and he was taken by surprise, for he had counted on the fact that she would outstay Denham.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
 
 
 
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