stay over
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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The Mark Hotel’s ultra-luxe World Cup Extravaganza package includes a four-night penthouse stay over the final weekend, with a butler, on-call massage therapist, and private terrace cocktails and caviar, plus access to the final match via helicopter.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Elsewhere, True has hosted sleepovers for her cousins before, inviting Dream, Stormi Webster, 8, and Chicago West, also 8, to stay over in 2024.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Pop culture seems to have ingrained it in my head that wearing a man’s clothing (such as a letterman jacket in high school, or his favorite hoodie after staying over at his place) is a privilege reserved for romantic partners only.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Make sure the left knee points forward and stays over the toes the entire time.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 15 May 2026
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Elsewhere, True has hosted sleepovers for her cousins before, inviting Dream, Stormi Webster, 8, and Chicago West, also 8, to stay over in 2024.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Pop culture seems to have ingrained it in my head that wearing a man’s clothing (such as a letterman jacket in high school, or his favorite hoodie after staying over at his place) is a privilege reserved for romantic partners only.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Make sure the left knee points forward and stays over the toes the entire time.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 15 May 2026
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“Stay over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20over. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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