oversleep
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oversleep
- /əʊvəˈsliːp/ UK
- /oʊvəɹˈslip/ US
Rhymes with -iːp
verb oversleeps · oversleeping · overslept
- To sleep for longer than intended. I overslept and was late for school.
- To sleep for longer than one intended. After such a train of fatigue and restless nights, I had unhappily overslept myself […].
- To sleep beyond (a given time), to sleep through (an event etc.). to oversleep one's usual hour of rising
Opposite: undersleep
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verb
Opposite: undersleep
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verb to sleep for longer than planned
| Español | quedarse dormido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 늦잠을 자다 neutjam-eul jada |
| 日本語 | 寝過ごす nesugosu, 寝坊する nebō suru |
| 中文 | 睡過頭 /睡过头 shuìguòtóu |
| Português | dormir demais, adormecer |
| Français | trop dormir |
| Deutsch | verschlafen, verpennen |
| Italiano | dormire troppo |
| Ελληνικά | παρακοιμάμαι parakoimámai |
| Русский | просыпа́ть prosypátʹ, проспа́ть prospátʹ |
| العربية | اِسْتَغْرَقَ فِي النَّوْم istaḡraqa fī an-nawm |
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