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overnight

overnight

11 2.5
A stay that lasts for one night
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊvərˌnaɪt/
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  • They didn't rent rooms, they said, but they would be glad to have a stay overnight as guests.
  • morning after an overnight

Examples

  • Hannah and I were at a friend's house overnight, and we've been treating him.

  • Each woman could have a maximum of three overnight male guests each week.

  • Jam has yet to do an overnight with us.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • We're extending him to an overnight.

  • He's just on an overnight with a client.

  • I don't know if you heard, but I'm married now, so I'd like a suite for all these overnights.

  • Mrs. Humphrey stays with Annabel overnights, except Friday nights.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • We had an unforgettable overnight at the cabin by the lake.

  • The school organized an overnight for students to learn about camping.

  • She brought her toiletries for the overnight trip to her friend's house.

Synonyms

lodging
vsovernight
50 3.4

A place where you stay for a short time or a short stay there

is a single night at a place rather than general temporary accommodation
stayover
vsovernight
3.7

An overnight visit or a person who sleeps at someone else's home

is one night spent anywhere not only at someone else's place

Compounds

11 2.8

A small bag for clothes and things you need for one night

A small bag for clothes and items for one night's trip

A person or thing that becomes very famous very quickly

How Long

to reside
91 3.0
to lig
  • Archaic
9.9
to crash
  • Informal
111 7.0
overnight
11 2.5
to pop in
  • Informal
25 3.4

Surface Forms

overnight singular
overnights plural

Morphology

overnight = overnight (transparent) = over + night

The noun sense is a straightforward nominal use of the transparent compound 'over' + 'night'.

Etymology

Overnight As a noun, overnight comes from over + night, so an 'overnight' is literally a time you spend 'over the night' — in other words, a one-night stay.