Synonyms

oversleep

[oh-ver-sleep]

o·ver·sleep

[oh-ver-sleep] 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.
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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