overstay

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈsteɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

To remain somewhere for a longer time than you are permitted or supposed to.

They overstayed their visa, which led to legal issues.

translation

v. To remain somewhere for a longer time than you are permitted or supposed to.

Word Forms

3rd Present overstays
Past overstayed
Perfect overstayed
Progressive overstaying

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