Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To stay overnight; to spend the night.

  2. (US, transitive)To send something for delivery the next day.

    We can overnight you the documents for signature.

Examples

189 sentences

  1. Tom got famous overnight.

    Том відразу став знаменитим. — deniko

    deTom ist über Nacht berühmt geworden. — octobaguette

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  2. You should definitely stay overnight.

    Тобі безумовно треба залишитися переночувати. — deniko

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  3. We stayed overnight in Boston.

    Ми залишилися в Бостоні на ніч. — deniko

    ruМы остались в Бостоне на ночь. — Ooneykcall

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  4. Tom became famous overnight.

    Том миттєво став відомим. — Anjy

    ruЗа одну ночь Том стал знаменитостью. — sharptoothed

    deTom ist über Nacht berühmt geworden. — octobaguette

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  5. I'd like to stay here overnight.

    deIch möchte gerne hier übernachten. — xtofu80

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, o

Inherited 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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Forms

overnights, overnighting, overnighted, overnighted
Base formovernight · to overnight
3rd person singularovernights
Present participleovernighting
Past simpleovernighted
Past participleovernighted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyovernight
he, she, itovernights

Past simpleLesson

all personsovernighted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overnighted
he, she, ithas overnighted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overnight

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • stay overnight
  • stay overnight in
  • happen overnight

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overlordoverlyB2overpassoverpayoverpopulate

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