spend the night; overnight
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to spend the night; to stay overnight (away from home)
Implies staying somewhere other than one's own home, such as a hotel, friend's house, or workplace. Often used for business trips, travel, or emergency situations.
The engineers often have to spend the night at the construction site.
Let's just stay overnight at our friend's house tonight.
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This hotel specializes in providing overnight services for transit passengers.
verb
overnight; day-old (from the previous night)
Used as an attributive modifier before nouns such as tea, food, or clothes to indicate something left over from the previous night. In this usage, it functions similarly to an adjective in English, often implying staleness or reduced quality.
It's best not to drink overnight tea, as it's not good for your health.
Leftover food from the previous night must be thoroughly reheated before eating.
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The hospital regulations prohibit the use of overnight IV tubing.