drowse

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /draʊz/ UK /draʊz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to be half asleep; to doze

He began to drowse in the warm afternoon sun.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to be half asleep; to doze doze nap slumber nod snooze

Opposites

wake rouse

Word family

Derived forms drowsy drowsiness

Related forms drowsy

Etymology

Probably from Old English 'drūsian' ('to sink, become slow or languid'), of Germanic origin; the modern verb appears in the 16th century.

drūsian Old English

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# drowse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /draʊz/
**IPA (UK):** /draʊz/

## Meanings
1. to be half asleep; to doze

## Examples
- He began to drowse in the warm afternoon sun.

## Synonyms
- doze
- nap
- slumber
- nod
- snooze

## Antonyms
- wake
- rouse

## Derived Forms
- drowsy
- drowsiness

## Related Forms
- drowsy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drūsian

## Etymology
Probably from Old English 'drūsian' ('to sink, become slow or languid'), of Germanic origin; the modern verb appears in the 16th century.

## AI Etymology
Drowse has the etymological history Probably from Old English 'drūsian' ('to sink, become slow or languid'), of Germanic origin; the modern verb appears in the 16th century. The immediate etymological form is Old English drūsian. In present use as verb and noun, it means "to be half asleep; to doze", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include drowsy; derived forms include drowsy and drowsiness. Its contrast set includes wake and rouse, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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