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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outstay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
out-stay
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stay beyond or longer than.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English stay English outstay From out- + stay.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outstays (present, singular) outstaying (participle, present) outstayed (participle, past) outstayed (past)

Derived Forms

outstayer

Phrases

outstay one's welcome

Synonyms

overstay

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

What does outstay mean?
To stay beyond or longer than.
Where does outstay come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English stay English outstay From out- + stay.

How to pronounce outstay

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