outstay

/aut'stei/

Thân thiện

He outstayed his welcome at the party.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To stay longer than (another person or group): To remain in a place beyond the duration of another's stay.
   • To stay beyond the limits of (a welcome, invitation, or appropriate time): To remain somewhere, especially as a guest, for an excessive or unwelcome period.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The last guests outstayed all the others, not leaving until after midnight.
  • He didn't want to outstay his welcome, so he left the party early.
  • In the marathon meeting, the core team outstayed the consultants.

Advanced Usage

• "to outstay/overstay one's welcome": This is a very common fixed expression. It means to remain as a guest longer than the host desires or finds pleasant.
  • After three days, I began to worry I was outstaying my welcome at their house.

Variants and Related Words

• Overstay (verb): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "outstay," especially in the phrase "overstay one's welcome."
  • Visitors should be careful not to overstay.

Synonyms

• Overstay: To stay beyond the limit or duration of.
• Outlast: To endure or last longer than something else (similar in the sense of surpassing in duration, but not specifically about a social visit).

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

(This word does not commonly form its own distinct phrasal verbs. Its core meaning is captured in the verb itself and the fixed idiom "outstay one's welcome.")

Related Idioms

• Outstay one's welcome: As defined above, this is the primary idiom associated with this verb.
  • She was a delightful guest, but she outstayed her welcome by a full week.

Học thuật

Verb

1. surpass in staying power
   • They outstayed their competitors
2. stay too long
   • overstay or outstay one's welcome

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