doze
pronunciation
How to pronounce doze in British English:
UK [dəʊz]
How to pronounce doze in American English:
US [doʊz]
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- Noun:
- a light fitful sleep
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- Verb:
- sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Word Origin
- doze (v.)
- 1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse dusa "to doze," Danish døse "to make dull," Swedish dialectal dusa "to sleep"); related to Old English dysig "foolish" (see dizzy). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date. Related: Dozed; dozing. As a noun, from 1731.
Example
- 1. High above the pacific , passengers doze on a long flight from asia to america .
- 2. In fact , to all appearances , they never sleep at all : their eyes stay open , although they appear to doze off from time to time .
- 3. You could even have a short doze straight after work to give you energy for your post work activities .
- 4. Is five more minutes of doze time really worth wasting a c-note and spending six months in prison ?