stay overnight
stay overnight — idiom
1. to sleep for a single night at a place that is not your own home
to sleep for a single night at a place that is not your own home
Sven stayed overnight at his cousin's flat after the concert ended late.
stay overnight + at [place]
The hospital let Trang stay overnight to watch over her father.
let [someone] stay overnight
Rafael asked if he could stay overnight before catching the early train.
Megan's grandmother offered to let the children stay overnight on Saturday.
During the snowstorm, Beatrix stayed overnight at a small inn near the station.
- sleep over
more informal; often used for children visiting friends' homes
- stay the night
very close in meaning; slightly more common in spoken British English
文法句型
stay overnight + at [place]
stay overnight + with [person]
用法筆記
Used for exactly one night. For longer stays, use 'stay for [number] nights' or 'stay a few days'.