outsit

American  

[out-sit] / ˌaʊtˈsɪt /

verb (used with object)

outsat, outsitting

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.

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Etymology

Origin of outsit

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

Example Sentences

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outsit outsat outsitting

Or, perhaps that gentleman was only a pretext, and the young man's experienced eye had read that any attempt to outsit the learned assistant editor was foredoomed to failure.

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

I should be vexed to have her outsit Serena.—Well,

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas

He outsat every one at table excepting the little fat distiller of Schiedam, who had sat soaking for a long time before he broke forth; but when he did, he was a very devil incarnate.

From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington

Sharlee's Parlor on Another Evening; how One Caller outsat Two, and why; also, how Sharlee looked in her Mirror for a Long Time, and why.

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

He outsat everybody that night except Dick, who never got tired of any place that brought him near his idol.

From The Iron Game A Tale of the War by Keenan, Henry F. (Henry Francis)

This took shape and line when they were alone, and he spoke of outsitting the others.

From Hilda A Story of Calcutta by Duncan, Sara Jeannette