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Outstay

verb
1.
Stay too long.  Synonym: overstay.
2.
Surpass in staying power.





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"Outstay" Quotes from Famous Books



... with proofs of Droulde's guilt. For the moment he is a free man, and I imagine a wise one; within two days he will have quitted this country, well knowing that, if he stayed long enough to see his popularity wane, he would also outstay his welcome on ...
— I Will Repay • Baroness Emmuska Orczy
... his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early. Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason. She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them. How—even if one had ...
— The Head of the House of Coombe • Frances Hodgson Burnett
... charms of Wilhelmina? Shall the lewd tricks of a wanton make you forget the jealous projects of the prince of Hohenzollern Hechingen, the elder branch of your illustrious house? Theodore pulled out his watch, that he might not outstay his appointment. My lord, continued Bertram, ruin impends over you. Two peasants of the district of Etwingen have already been seduced from their loyalty, a nail that supported the chart of your principality has fallen upon the ground, and your father confessor is in bed with ...
— Four Early Pamphlets • William Godwin


Words linked to "Outstay" :   abide, last out, stay, bide, ride out, outride


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