залежа́ться

rare #52956

verbreflexiveperfective

1.
to lie too long, to stay in bed too long, to lie about for ages
Я залежа́лся в постели до полу́дня.
I stayed in bed until noon.
of a person in bed
2.
to find no market, to remain unsold, to become stalecommerce
Това́р залежа́лся на скла́де.
The goods have been sitting unsold in the warehouse.
of goods in a shop or warehouse
3.
(rare) to become outdated, to go out of date
Ведь он мо́жет залежа́ться, спрос на него мо́жет упа́сть.
After all, it could become outdated and demand for it could fall.
of information or a product losing currency

Examples

Сыр залежался в холодильнике и стал невкусным.
The cheese had been sitting in the refrigerator too long and became unappetizing.
В воскресенье я люблю залежаться в постели.
On Sundays, I like to stay in bed late.
Этот товар залежался на складе целый год.
This product has been sitting in the warehouse for a whole year.

Imperative
ты	залежи́сь
вы	залежи́тесь

(Derived from лежа́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
лежа́ть	-	to lie; to be situated; to rest (on)
возлежа́ть	воз-	to recline
вы́лежаться	вы-	to have a complete rest in bed
долежа́ть	до-	to lie until