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overnight
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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
Spanish overnight [əuvəˈnaɪt] advdurante la noche;
(fig) → de la noche a la mañana
adjde noche;
to stay overnight → pasar la noche

French 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

German 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

Italian 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

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