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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But there were many more hospital stays over the next few years.
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Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
So just be content and stay over here, know your place.
—Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2025
The two-or-three storey building is something that rival outfits such as Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid already boast, and the men’s first team would use the facility the most to stay over when needed, instead of having to rely on hotels when sleeping overnight is necessary.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Guests staying over on Saturday night at Hotel Oasis can enjoy a festive beachfside BBQ buffet, including the region’s famed chocolate clams, cooked almejas tatemadas style—buried in sand and roasted over hot coals.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
So just be content and stay over here, know your place.
—Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2025
The two-or-three storey building is something that rival outfits such as Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid already boast, and the men’s first team would use the facility the most to stay over when needed, instead of having to rely on hotels when sleeping overnight is necessary.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Guests staying over on Saturday night at Hotel Oasis can enjoy a festive beachfside BBQ buffet, including the region’s famed chocolate clams, cooked almejas tatemadas style—buried in sand and roasted over hot coals.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Stay over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20over. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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