Definition

1. Verb:
   • To spend the night at a place other than one's own home: "stay over" means to sleep at someone else's house or a different location for a single night or a short period, often for social reasons or convenience.

Usage

• The verb "stay over" is used to describe the action of sleeping at another person's residence. It implies a temporary, usually pre-arranged, overnight visit.
• It is commonly used in informal contexts among friends and family.
• It is an intransitive phrasal verb and is often followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with "at" to specify the location.

Examples

• Verb:

Advanced Usage

• "to stay over at someone's place": a common collocation specifying the location of the overnight stay.

Variants and Related Words

• Sleep over (verb): This is a direct synonym, often used interchangeably, especially regarding children's visits. (e.g., )
• Overnight (adverb/adjective): Describes something lasting for or occurring during a night. (e.g., ).
• Stop over (verb): A different phrasal verb meaning to make a short visit or break in a journey. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Sleep over: To spend the night at another person's house.
• Put up (someone): To provide someone with a place to stay temporarily. (Note: This is transitive, e.g., )

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Stay up: To not go to bed; to remain awake.
• Stay behind: To remain in a place after others have left.

Related Idioms

• Make a night of it: To extend an evening's activity, often implying staying out late or staying over.

Verb

1. stay overnight
   • The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party