stay over
phrasal verb
stayed over; staying over; stays over
: to sleep at another person's house for the night
Can she stay over tonight?
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Lulu had her new boyfriend of a few weeks stay over for the weekend.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
The Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz could each carve out between $25-30 million in cap space, but there's a chance that both stay over the cap this offseason instead.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
While many stay over open water, others can gather steam and track toward the Caribbean, Florida or the Carolinas.
—Colin Zarzycki, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.
Kohberger, who is originally from eastern Pennsylvania, faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
The Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz could each carve out between $25-30 million in cap space, but there's a chance that both stay over the cap this offseason instead.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
While many stay over open water, others can gather steam and track toward the Caribbean, Florida or the Carolinas.
—Colin Zarzycki, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.
Kohberger, who is originally from eastern Pennsylvania, faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2025
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“Stay over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20over. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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