overnight — during or for the night
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: during or for the night
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈoʊvərnaɪt/
Example Sentences
- My cat became an overnight internet celebrity after I posted a funny video.
- The students stayed up overnight to finish their group project.
- She packed her overnight bag with three days' worth of clothes 'just in case'.
overnight
ADVERB[/ˈoʊvərnaɪt/]
during or for the night
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Overnight emerged in Middle English from the combination of 'over' (meaning across or through) and 'night' (the period of darkness). Originally denoting the act of passing through or enduring a night, the term evolved to signify a duration of one night or occurring within a single night.
Breakdown
over- (across, through) + night (period of darkness). The compound originally expressed the concept of traversing or spanning the nocturnal hours, later generalizing to mean 'during one night' or 'very quickly.'
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat became an overnight internet celebrity after I posted a funny video.”
“The students stayed up overnight to finish their group project.”
“She packed her overnight bag with three days' worth of clothes 'just in case'.”
“The small town changed overnight when a famous movie was filmed there.”
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