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| o·ver·night [ vər nt ] |
adverb |
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1. during night: throughout or at some point during the night
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2. very quickly: within a very short time
  It became a bestseller overnight.
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adjective |
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1. occurring at night: occurring during the night, or lasting throughout the night
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2. extremely sudden: happening in a very short time
an overnight success
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3. spending night: resident for the night
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4. used when spending night: used when staying overnight or for a short time somewhere
overnight clothes
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5. intended for next-day delivery: guaranteed to get to the intended destination by the next day
sent by overnight delivery
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verb (past and past participle o·ver·night·ed, present participle o·ver·night·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·nights) |
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1. intransitive verb spend night: to stay somewhere for the night
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2. transitive verb send something for next-day delivery: to send something by a mail or shipping service that guarantees next-day delivery
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noun (plural o·ver·nights) |
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U.S. overnight trip: an overnight stay or trip
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