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outstay

/ˌaʊtˈsteɪ/

Meanings
verb
To stay beyond or longer than.

Examples :

"She didn't want to outstay her welcome, so she left the party early. "
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Related Words

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration welcome

welcome noun

/ˈwɛlkəm/

The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.

"The welcome from the teachers was warm and friendly, making the new student feel at ease. "

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want noun

/wɔnt/ /wɐnt/ /wɒnt/ /wɑnt/

A desire, wish, longing.

"My biggest want is to finish my project before the deadline. "

Illustration beyond

beyond noun

/biˈjɒnd/ /biˈjɑnd/

The unknown.

"The teacher encouraged the students to explore the beyond of current knowledge in science. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration stay

stay noun

/steɪ/

Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.

"I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii."

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longer adjective

/ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).

"The new desk is longer than the old one, so I have more space to work. "

Illustration left

left noun

/lɛft/

The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.

"The political left is holding too much power."

Illustration early

early noun

/ˈɜː.li/ /ˈɝli/

A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.

"The early shift at the bakery starts at 4:00 am. "

Illustration than

than adverb

/ðæn/ /ðn̩/

At that time; then.

"My sister finished her homework, than she went to play outside. "

Illustration party

party noun

/ˈpɑ(ː)ɾi/ /ˈpɑɹ.ti/ /ˈpɑː.ti/

A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."