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abide vs outstay

outstay vs abide

abide and outstay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abide No No Yes No
outstay No No Yes No
As verbs, outstay is a hyponym of abide; that is, outstay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abide:
  • abide: dwell
  • outstay: stay too long
Other hyponyms of abide include visit, overstay.
abide (verb) outstay (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant stay too long
dwell surpass in staying power
Difference between abide and outstay

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