doze

B1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

Also spelled dozin

US /doʊz/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like those /ð/ vs /d/

Freq #28981

Meanings

1

verb
To sleep lightly or for a short time.

Grandpa likes to doze in his armchair after lunch.
2

noun
A short, light sleep.

I felt much better after a quick doze on the sofa.

Verb forms

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Multiword verbs with doze

doze off Phrasal verb B1

to fall asleep, usually lightly or unintentionally

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Synonyms

1 verb · to sleep lightly or for a... snooze nod

2 noun · a short, light sleep. nap drowse

Word family

Forms dozeddozesdozing

Derived forms adozewindoze

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Phrases (1)

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doze off
to fall asleep, usually lightly or unintentionally

Verb + adverb

Etymology

From Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa (“to doze, rest, remain quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną (“to be dizzy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (“to fly, whirl”), from *dʰew- (“to fly, shake, reek, steam, smolder”). Cognate with Old Frisian dusia (“to be dizzy”), German Low German dösen (“to doze”), German dösen (“to doze”), Danish døse (“to doze”), dialectal Swedish dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid”), Scots dosnit (“stunned, stupefied”), Icelandic dúra (“to nap, slumber”), also compare Dutch doezelen (“to doze”). More at…

*dosen Middle English dúsa Old Norse *dusāną Proto-Germanic *dʰews- Proto-Indo-European

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# doze

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /doʊz/
**Frequency rank:** 28981

## Meanings
1. To sleep lightly or for a short time.
2. A short, light sleep.

## Examples
- Grandpa likes to doze in his armchair after lunch.
- I felt much better after a quick doze on the sofa.

## Derived Forms
- adoze
- windoze

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dosen
- Root: dúsa
- Root: *dusāną
- Root: *dʰews-

## Etymology
From Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa (“to doze, rest, remain quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną (“to be dizzy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (“to fly, whirl”), from *dʰew- (“to fly, shake, reek, steam, smolder”). Cognate with Old Frisian dusia (“to be dizzy”), German Low German dösen (“to doze”), German dösen (“to doze”), Danish døse (“to doze”), dialectal Swedish dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid”), Scots dosnit (“stunned, stupefied”), Icelandic dúra (“to nap, slumber”), also compare Dutch doezelen (“to doze”). More at…

## AI Etymology
Doze comes from Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa (“to doze, rest, remain quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną (“to be dizzy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (“to fly, whirl”), from *dʰew- (“to fly, shake, reek, steam, smolder”). Cognate with Old Frisian dusia (“to be dizzy”), German Low German dösen (“to doze”), German dösen (“to doze”), Danish døse (“to doze”), dialectal Swedish dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid”), Scots dosnit (“stunned, stupefied”), Icelandic dúra (“to nap, slumber”), also compare Dutch doezelen (“to doze”). More at.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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