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overstay vs abide

abide vs overstay

overstay and abide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overstay No No Yes No
abide No No Yes No
As verbs, abide is a hypernym of overstay; that is, abide is a word with a broader meaning than overstay:
  • overstay: stay too long
  • abide: dwell
Other hypernyms of overstay include bide, stay.
overstay (verb) abide (verb)
stay too long put up with something or somebody unpleasant
dwell
Difference between overstay and abide

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