overnight
During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just pastDuring or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
» Tom got famous overnight.
Tom ist über Nacht berühmt geworden. — octobaguette
Том відразу став знаменитим. — deniko
Раптом Том прославився. — deniko
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2 senses(not comparable)During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
Let it run overnight and we'll check on it in the morning.
They delivered the package overnight.
über Nacht, über Nacht
всю ночьvsju nočʹ, за́ ночьzá nočʹ
during or for the length of one night
(figuratively, not comparable)In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.
The change seemed to happen overnight.
von heute auf morgen, von einem Tag auf den anderen, über Nacht
в одноча́сьеv odnočásʹje, вдругvdrug, внеза́пноvnezápno
happening in a short time or with great speed
Examples
189 sentencesTom got famous overnight.
Том відразу став знаменитим. — deniko
deTom ist über Nacht berühmt geworden. — octobaguette
You should definitely stay overnight.
Тобі безумовно треба залишитися переночувати. — deniko
We stayed overnight in Boston.
Ми залишилися в Бостоні на ніч. — deniko
ruМы остались в Бостоне на ночь. — Ooneykcall
Tom became famous overnight.
Том миттєво став відомим. — Anjy
ruЗа одну ночь Том стал знаменитостью. — sharptoothed
deTom ist über Nacht berühmt geworden. — octobaguette
I'd like to stay here overnight.
deIch möchte gerne hier übernachten. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, oInherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, overnight”), equivalent to over + night. Verbal use (late 19th c.) may have been influenced by German übernachten (16th c.), though it could also have developed independently. Compare also Dutch overnachten (“to overnight”), Middle Low German ȫvernachten (“to overnight”), West Frisian oernachtsje (“to overnight”), Saterland Frisian uurnoachtje (“to overnight”).
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Word family
4 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- stay overnight
- stay overnight in
- happen overnight
See also
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