drowse C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to be half asleep; to doze dozenapslumbernodsnooze ↔ Opposites wakerouse Word family Derived forms drowsydrowsiness Related forms drowsy Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Numbers & Quantity markdown