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oversleep
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sleep
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o·ver·sleep
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈslip
/
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oh-ver-
sleep
]
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verb,
o·ver·slept,
o·ver·sleep·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to
sleep
beyond the proper or intended time of waking:
He overslept and missed his train.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to
sleep
beyond (a certain hour):
She had overslept her usual time of arising.
3.
to let (oneself)
sleep
past the hour of arising:
Of all mornings to oversleep myself!
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
over-
,
sleep
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oversleep
(ˌəʊvəˈsliːp)
—
vb
,
-sleeps
,
-sleeping
,
-slept
(
intr
) to sleep beyond the intended time for getting up
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