oversleep
pronunciation
How to pronounce oversleep in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈsli:p]
How to pronounce oversleep in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈslip]
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- Verb:
- sleep longer than intended
Word Origin
- oversleep (v.)
- late 14c., from over- + sleep (v.). Related: Overslept; oversleeping. Old English had a noun oferslæp "too much sleep."
Example
- 1. My sister is prone to oversleep on monday mornings .
- 2. Oversleep will never make your dreams come ture .
- 3. Islands have sunk in the deep , so I can hardly relax or even oversleep .
- 4. If he 's very tired in the morning , he might oversleep .
- 5. If you also oversleep , we 'll go to the next station .