stay over

Meanings

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

present singular third person stays over · participle present staying over · participle past stayed over · past stayed over

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?
Synonyms: lodge, stop, keep, lodge, quarter, sleep over, sojourn, stay
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, over.
We usually have Mom to stay over Christmas.

verbTo stay overnight in a place other than one's home; to sleep over.

verbstay overnight

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