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stay over (somewhere)

to stay overnight in a dwelling other than one's own. Can I stay over at Jimmy's tonight? No, you can't stay over.

See also: stay

stay over

to spend one or more nights in a place away from home She decided to stay over in Boston for the long weekend. Ask your mom if you can stay over with us tonight.

Related vocabulary: sleep over

See also: stay

stay over

Remain overnight, as in We hadn't planned to stay over but the bad weather changed our plans. [Late 1800s]

See also: stay

stay over

v.

To spend the night: The roads were icy, so we urged our guests to stay over. We stayed over in Denver and left the following morning.

See also: stay