oversleep

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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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

Actions & Processes

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