Meaning of stay out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To spend time out of one's house.
   intransitive
2. To avoid going into somewhere.
   transitive
3. To outstay; to stay longer than.
   obsolete

Examples

“He stayed out all night in the bar.”

“She found a boyfriend. Not an Italian. She went to the movies with him. She stayed out late. I didn't protest⟳.”

“He stayed out of the bar all night.”

“The company had now staid so long, that Mrs Fitzpatrick plainly perceived they all designed to stay⟳ out each other. She therefore resolved to rid⟳ herself of Jones, he being the visitant to whom she thought the least ceremony was due.”

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