Speakur

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overstay one's welcome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
over-stay one's wel-come
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of wear out one's welcome.

Inflected Forms

overstays one's welcome (present, singular) overstaying one's welcome (participle, present) overstayed one's welcome (participle, past) overstayed one's welcome (past)

Synonyms

wear out one's welcome

Questions

What does overstay one's welcome mean?
Synonym of wear out one's welcome.

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