collocation · informal
stay overnight
UK/steɪ ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/US/steɪ ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/STAY OVER·night
to remain somewhere for the night
Examples
“We decided to stay overnight in the town to avoid a late drive.”
“Can I stay overnight at your place if my train is cancelled?”
“The event organizers arranged for athletes to stay overnight in nearby hotels.”
Band 8 sentence
“Since the last train had left, we decided to stay overnight and continue our journey in the morning.”
Collocations
- stay overnight in a hotel
- stay overnight with friends
Word family
Common mistakes
stay over night→stay overnight
stay one night→stay overnight
Say it for a higher band
5sleep at someone's house→6stay one night→7+stay overnight
Synonyms
spend the night
Easily confused
spend the night
“We spent the night at a small guesthouse.”
stay the night
“I stayed the night at my cousin's house.”
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