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o·ver·night

overnight

 
 
parts of speech:
adverb, adjective
part of speech: adverb
pronunciation: o vr naIt
definition: If you stay somewhere overnight, if means you stay there from the evening of one day until the morning of the next day.
It's fun to stay overnight at my friend Nate's house.
 
part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: o vr naIt
definition 1: An overnight thing is something that lasts or goes on for one night.
My cousins came to our house for an overnight visit last week.Thomas took the overnight train to Chicago. It was a very long trip.
definition 2: An overnight bag is a piece of luggage that holds just enough things for a person to stay somewhere for a single night or for a very short time.
We take an overnight bag when we go to visit our grandmother.
definition 3: If someone achieves overnight fame, it means that they have become famous very suddenly.
With just that one song, the group achieved overnight fame.Their business was an overnight success.