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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Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
Supply for three- or four-bedroom rentals — big enough for their children to stay over on the weekends, and maybe grand enough to impress for someone newly back on the dating market — can be scarce.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
Lawrence Bryant / Reuters Sunday’s severe risk will stay over the Plains, affecting 20 million from Nebraska to Texas.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 May 2025
The three woman lived in the Moscow home with two female roommates who went physically unharmed in the attack, while Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
Supply for three- or four-bedroom rentals — big enough for their children to stay over on the weekends, and maybe grand enough to impress for someone newly back on the dating market — can be scarce.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
Lawrence Bryant / Reuters Sunday’s severe risk will stay over the Plains, affecting 20 million from Nebraska to Texas.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 May 2025
The three woman lived in the Moscow home with two female roommates who went physically unharmed in the attack, while Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
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“Stay over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20over. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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