übernachten

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German

Etymology

16th century, from über- +‎ Nacht +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yːbəʁˈnaxtən/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: über‧nach‧ten

Verb

übernachten (weak, third-person singular present übernachtet, past tense übernachtete, past participle übernachtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to stay overnight, to overnight, stay the night, sleep over
    Synonyms: schlafen, nächtigen, (über Nacht) bleiben, absteigen, unterkommen
    Mama? Kann ich heute bei der Sarah übernachten?
    Mum? May I sleep over at Sarah’s tonight?

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