outsit

[ out-sit ]

verb (used with object)

, out·sat, out·sit·ting.

1. to sit longer than; outwait:

   He was determined to outsit his rival.

2. to sit beyond the time of:

   We realized we were outsitting our welcome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outsit¹

First recorded in 1650–60; out- + sit ¹

Example Sentences

This was at half-past eleven, and I had no desire to outsit Archie.

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I should like to pick up a little soldiering, if I could, and so have ventured to outsit the rest of them.

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It is among the easiest of all things to outsit both our health and our pleasure at the table.

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Dacier could allow Mr. Hepburn to outsit him; and he left them, proud of his absolute confidence in her.

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