outstay
outstay verb: to stay beyond or longer than.
Verb
outstay (third-person singular simple present outstays, present participle outstaying, simple past and past participle outstayed)
- To stay beyond or longer than.
- Podson stayed till after five, though he handsomely apologized for outstaying a call. "The fact is, I never think of the time, when I get talking to a really intelligent woman..."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 149
outstay meaning in Tamil
outstay in Tamil
- உரிய காலத்துக்கு அப்பாலும் தங்கியிரு, நெடுநேரம் தங்கு, விஞ்சி நீடித்து இரு
Forms of outstay
| third-person singular present | outstays |
|---|---|
| present participle | outstaying |
| past participle | outstayed |
| past | outstayed |
Origin of outstay
From out- + stay.
Words formed from outstay
Words that rhyme with outstay
Questions about outstay
- What does outstay mean?
- Outstay means to stay beyond or longer than.
- What is outstay in Tamil?
- Outstay in Tamil is உரிய காலத்துக்கு அப்பாலும் தங்கியிரு, நெடுநேரம் தங்கு, விஞ்சி நீடித்து இரு. See Outstay meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is outstay?
- Outstay is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outstay?
- The past tense of outstay is outstayed.
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