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adverb

overnight adv.

In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before.

Throughout the night; as, the candle will not last overnight.

During the night; hence, in a short period of time; as, his prospects of winning changed overnight. "I had been telling her all that happened overnight."

adjective

overnight adj. Ocurring or accomplished during one night; as, guaranteed overnight delivery of a package.

noun

Overnight n. The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Overnight'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Overnight" Quotes from Famous Books

... Precious few people know about it, anyhow, you see. It pays every one not to. Well. Mrs. Leeth is dismissed, arrangements made, I take him in a motor out here. We walk through the hall, and the first person we meet here—Mrs. Leeth. New housekeeper. It seems the old one died of heart failure overnight. Dr. Jarvyse finds this one, by great good luck just out of a job. Highly recommended by Mr. Absolom Vail. Never occupied just this post, apparently, but Jarvyse feels perfectly certain she's just the woman for it. I don't know how ...

— The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon • Josephine Daskam Bacon

... vigilant watch on northern skies, had never come across the name of Knut Hamsun. He was unknown; whatever slight attention his earlier struggles for recognition may have attracted was long ago forgotten. And now he blazed forth overnight, with meteoric suddenness, with a strange, fantastic, intense brilliance which could only emanate from a ...

— Shallow Soil • Knut Hamsun

... somewhat, and thus Magdalen found herself walking towards home with Clarke, whilst the others followed as they chose, having been asked by Dr. Langton to partake of a cold collation at his house, which had been carefully spread overnight by the hands of the ...

— For the Faith • Evelyn Everett-Green

... entrancing day—the dinner so good, the ancient jokes passing around the table all so new and witty to Georgina, hearing them now for the first time. She wished that a storm would come up to keep everybody at the house overnight and thus prolong the festal feeling. She liked this "Company" atmosphere in which everyone seemed to grow expansive of soul and gracious of speech. She loved every relative she ...

— Georgina of the Rainbows • Annie Fellows Johnston

... justly popular with persons who drink freely overnight, for its power of dissipating the fumes of the liquor, and of clearing away lethargic inaptitude for work in the morning: also for dispelling the tremors, and the foul taste ...

— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie

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