Stay over

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To sleep somewhere for a night.

Since the party ended so late, we decided to stay over.
Visual representation of "stay over" - to sleep somewhere for a night

Often appears as...

  • stay over at a friend's
  • stay over night
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Visual representation of "stay over"
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Social Gesture

Implies you're close enough to the host to stay at their place.

Illustration for Social Gesture
I felt so at home when they said I could stay over.
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Safety First

Used to avoid traveling late at night or in bad weather.

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It's snowing heavily; it's safer to stay over tonight.
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Unplanned Event

Can suggest an unexpected change of plans.

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The meeting ran late, so I had to stay over.
Visual representation of the word "Stay over"

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