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staying over

staying over is the present participle and gerund of stay over.

Meaning of stay over

Verb

stay over (third-person singular simple present stays over, present participle staying over, simple past and past participle stayed over)

  1. To stay overnight in a place other than one's home; to sleep over.
    • Mum, can I stay over at a friend's house tomorrow?

Questions about staying over

What is staying over the present participle and gerund of?
Staying over is the present participle and gerund of stay over.

Words near staying over in the dictionary

  1. staying in
  2. staying in one's lane
  3. staying loose
  4. staying on
  5. staying out
  6. staying over
  7. staying power
  8. staying powers
  9. staying put
  10. staying the course
  11. staying the distance

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