overnight

[ adverb oh-ver-nahyt; adjective, noun oh-ver-nahyt; verb oh-ver-nahyt ]

/ adverb ˈoʊ vərˈnaɪt; adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌnaɪt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈnaɪt /

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adverb

for or during the night: to stay overnight.

on or during the previous evening: Preparations were made overnight.

very quickly; suddenly: New suburbs sprang up overnight.

adjective

done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night: an overnight stop; an overnight decision.

staying for one night: a group of overnight guests.

designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights.

intended for delivery on the next day: overnight letters; an overnight package.

valid for one night: The corporal got an overnight pass.

occurring suddenly or within a very short time: a comedian who became an overnight sensation.

noun

Informal. an overnight stay or trip: Our daughter had an overnight at a friend's house.

Informal. a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory: She had an overnight the night of the prom.

the previous evening.

verb (used without object)

to have an overnight stay or trip: We'll overnight in Denver, then fly on to San Diego.

Origin of overnight

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at over-, night

Words nearby overnight

overmedicate, overmodulation, overmorrow, overmuch, overnice, overnight, overnight bag, overnight telegram, overnighter, overnutrition, overoptimism

British Dictionary definitions for overnighted

overnight

adverb (ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt)

for the duration of the night we stopped overnight

in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly the situation changed overnight

adjective (ˈəʊvəˌnaɪt) (usually prenominal)

done in, occurring in, or lasting the night an overnight stop

staying for one night overnight guests

lasting one night an overnight trip; an overnight bank loan

for use during a single night overnight clothes

occurring in or as if in the course of one night; sudden an overnight victory

verb (intr)

to stay the night

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overnight

adverb

adjective

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of overnight

Words nearby overnight

British Dictionary definitions for overnighted

adverb (ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt)

adjective (ˈəʊvəˌnaɪt) (usually prenominal)

verb (intr)

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

overnight

adverb

adjective

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of overnight

Words nearby overnight

Words related to overnighted

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adverb (ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt)

adjective (ˈəʊvəˌnaɪt) (usually prenominal)

verb (intr)

British Dictionary definitions for overnighted