stay over
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle over
Meanings
Stay overnight at someone's home
Why “over”? Someone visits, stays for a night, or stops during a longer journey.
“You can stay over if it's late.”
“Maya stayed over at her cousin's house on Saturday.”
Don't confuse with
Stay over means stay overnight at someone's home. Stay away means avoid going to a place or person.
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
stay away
A contrast learners often mix up
Avoid going to a place or person
come over
Same over pattern: stay
Visit someone's house or place; Be felt by someone suddenly; Give a particular impression; Change to support a different side or opinion
lay over
Same over pattern: stay
Stay somewhere for a short time during a longer journey
sleep over
Same over pattern: stay
Stay overnight at someone's home
stop over
Same over pattern: stay
Stop somewhere briefly during a longer journey
stay ahead
Same base verb: stay
Remain in a leading position
stay around
Same base verb: stay
Remain in the area
stay back
Same base verb: stay
Refrain from approaching
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