Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,027,421,757 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

overnight

   Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
o·ver·night  (vr-nt)
adj.
1. Lasting for, extending over, or remaining during a night: an overnight trip; an overnight guest.
2. For use over a single night or for a short journey: overnight supplies.
3. Mailed for guaranteed delivery on the next day: an overnight package.
4. Happening as if in a single night; sudden: an overnight success.
adv. (vr-nt)
1. During or for the length of the night: Let the meat marinate overnight.
2. In or as if in the course of one night; suddenly: became a sensation overnight.
n.
An overnight stay or trip.
intr.v. (vr-nt) o·ver·night·ed, o·ver·night·ing, o·ver·nights
To spend the night: overnighting at a country inn.

overnight
Adverb
1. during the night
2. in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly: we are not saying that a change like this would happen overnight
Adjective
1. done in, occurring in, or lasting the night: the army has ordered an overnight curfew
2. staying for one night: overnight guests
3. for use during a single night: should I pack an overnight case?
4. happening very quickly; sudden: he doesn't expect the programme to be an overnight success
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.overnight - lasting, open, or operating through the whole night; "a nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight trip"
long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
Adv.1.overnight - during or for the length of one night; "the fish marinates overnight"
2.overnight - happening in a short time or with great speed; "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"
Translations

overnight [əuvəˈnaɪt] advdurante la noche;
(fig) → de la noche a la mañana
adjde noche;
to stay overnight → pasar la noche
overnight adv [əuvəˈnaɪt] [happen] → durant la nuit (fig); soudain
adj [ˈəuvənaɪt]d'une (or de) nuit; soudain(e);
to stay overnight (with sb) → passer la nuit (chez qn);
he stayed there overnight → il y a passé la nuit;
if you travel overnight ... → si tu fais le voyage de nuit ...;
he'll be away overnight → il ne rentrera pas ce soir
overnight [əuvəˈnaɪt] advüber Nacht
adj [bag, clothes] → Reise-; [accommodation, stop] → für die Nacht;
to travel overnight → nachts reisen;
he'll be away overnight (tonight) → er kommt erst morgen zurück;
to stay overnight → über Nacht bleiben;
overnight stay → Übernachtung f
overnight adv [əuvəˈnaɪt] [happen] → durante la notte;
(fig) → tutto ad un tratto
adj [ˈəuvənaɪt]di notte; fulmineo/a;
he stayed there overnight → ci ha passato la notte;
if you travel overnight ... → se viaggia di notte ...;
he'll be away overnight → passerà la notte fuori

overnight
adj / adv overnight [əuvəˈnait]
1 for or during the night an overnight bag.oornag=خِلال الليْلнощенcelonoční; na nocnat-; i nattens løbNacht-...για μια νύχτα, κατά τη διάρκεια μιας νύχταςde una noche; de viajeöö-شبانه؛ ویژه شبyöksi, yö-d'une/de nuit; (pendant) la nuitלְמֶשֶך הַלַילָהरात भरprekonoćninagyon gyorssemalamannætur-per la notte, durante la notte1夜の하룻밤 동안(의); 짧은 여행용의skirtas nakčiai, naktinis; (per) naktįnakts-; vienas nakts-semalamanvoor {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n nachtbare for én nattnocny, z dnia na dzieńde pernoitarна (одну) ночьcelonočný; na nocnočenpreko noćiövernattnings-, över natt[]ตลอดคืนgece kullanılan, geceleyin一夜間(的)нічнийرات کاqua đêm
2 very quick(ly) He was an overnight success.blits=, kitsبِسُرْعَه، بينَ ليْلَةٍ وَضُحاهاбързpřes nocfra den ene dag til den andenüber Nachtπολύ γρήγορα, σε μια νύχτα (μτφ.)repentino, a la de la noche mañanaüle ööیک شبه؛ به سرعتyhdessä yössädu jour au lendemainבִּן-לַילָהसहसाbrzo, preko noćiéjszakaisekejap matasem gerist mjög snöggt(dall'oggi al domani)突然に갑자기; 하룻밤 사이의labai greitas, žaibiškas; staiga, žaibiškaispējš, pēkšņs; spēji, pēkšņisegeravan de ene dag op de andereover natta, plutseligbłyskawicznyimediatoпроисшедший мгновенно; внезапныйcez nocčez nočpreko noćiöver en nattอย่างรวดเร็วanîden, bir gecede突然的раптовийراتوں راتchốc lát

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
He cut out the work again overnight and found it done in the morning, as before; and so it went on for some time: what was got ready in the evening was always done by daybreak, and the good man soon became thriving and well off again.
Phileas Fogg was looking for a servant, and that his life was one of unbroken regularity, that he neither travelled nor stayed from home overnight, he felt sure that this would be the place he was after.
Geoffrey had arranged overnight, to breakfast early, by himself, and to walk the ten miles to his brother's house; sending a servant to fetch his luggage later in the day.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.