oversleep A2 Topic:Time US /ˌoʊvərˈsliːp/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/ See IPA manual Freq #46301 Meanings 1 verb to sleep longer or later than intended I forgot to set an alarm and overslept by nearly an hour. 2 verb to sleep beyond a particular time or through an event Exhausted after the journey, they overslept the breakfast service. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to sleep longer or later... sleep latesleep in 2 verb · to sleep beyond a... sleep through ↔ Opposites wake earlyundersleep Word family Forms overslept Derived forms oversleeper Related forms outsleep Etymology Formed from over- in the sense 'too much or beyond' + sleep. The irregular past tense and past participle are overslept. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oversleep **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvərˈsliːp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/ **Frequency rank:** 46301 ## Meanings 1. to sleep longer or later than intended 2. to sleep beyond a particular time or through an event ## Examples - I forgot to set an alarm and overslept by nearly an hour. - Exhausted after the journey, they overslept the breakfast service. ## Synonyms - sleep late - sleep in - sleep through ## Antonyms - wake early - undersleep ## Derived Forms - oversleeper ## Related Forms - outsleep ## Etymology Formed from over- in the sense 'too much or beyond' + sleep. The irregular past tense and past participle are overslept. ## Topics - Time markdown