oversleepn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəsliːp/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌslip/

Forms: see over- prefix and sleep n.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: over- prefix, sleep n.; oversleep v.

Etymology: Originally < over- prefix + sleep n. Subsequently re-formed < oversleep v.

rare.

Excessive sleep; sleeping beyond the time at which one ought to wake up.

ΚΠ

OE tr. Medicina de Quadrupedibus (Vitell.) v. 248 Wið oferslæpe [?a1200 Harl. 6258B oferslæpe] haran brægen on wine geseald to drence, wundorlice hyt beteþ.

1903 W. J. Locke Where Love Is v. 43 Even the consolation of scolding him for oversleep and a spoiled breakfast was thus denied.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

oversleepv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈslip/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle overslept;

Forms: see over- prefix and sleep v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sleep v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + sleep v. Compare Middle Dutch overslapen , Middle High German überslāfen . Compare earlier oversleep n.

a. intransitive. To sleep longer or later than one intended.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > later than usual > too late

oversleepa1398

sleep1827

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 223^v Meue þe body lest he þat takeþ eleborus ouerslepe.

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxvi. 308 His Man fayn'd feare to ouer-sleepe, and would not downe him laye.

1852 C. M. Sedgwick New Eng. Tale & Misc. (new ed.) xi. 145 Jane replied, that she had overslept.

1881 E. H. Hunt Children at Jerusalem 158 I will not let you over-sleep, be sure.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 7/1 I slept fitfully till seven, and then overslept.

1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men iv. 93 Men are not supposed to oversleep and Dick Willie gets paid to see to it that they don't.

1994 C. Grant X-Files: Goblins xviii. 204 Webber had let him oversleep, and it was close to ten before he finally opened his eyes.

b. transitive (reflexive) in same sense.Before the 20th cent., the reflexive use was more common than the intransitive.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (reflexive)] > specific

oversleepa1450

couchc1550

sleep1565

compose oneself to sleep1709

a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) 2646 (MED) [Clarionas] hir tyme kept That she her self not ouer-slept.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xvii. 15) Although he never overslept himself, yet..after long forwerying, he lay as it were in a slomber.

1595 W. Warner Menaecmi iii. l. 54 Awake Menechmus awake, ye ouersleepe your selfe.

1666 Countess of Warwick Diary 19 Aug. in A. Walker Mem. Lady Warwick (1847) 77 I overslept myself in the morning, and was fain only in short to recommend myself to God for that day.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 54 They were weary and over-slept themselves.

1765 C. Johnstone Chrysal III. i. ii. 9 I thought I had overslept myself, I am so heavy!

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 218 Which sight I missed by over-sleeping myself.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xcvii. 512 He was irritated she should play him such a trick on a morning when he had over-slept himself.

2001 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 10 May e12 A reporter who had been detailed to report a morning sermon..overslept himself, and did not reach the church till the congregation was coming out.

2. transitive. To sleep beyond (a particular time); to miss (a train, etc.) by sleeping too long; to sleep through (something). Also figurative.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)] > sleep beyond (a specific time)

oversleep1526

outsleepa1563

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. RRiii^v To be ware, that we ouerslepe nat our tyme.

1799 Hull Advertiser 3 Aug. 4/1 Flogging every slave..for having over-slept their time in the morning.

1839 M. Taylor Confessions of Thayg I. x. 227 As is often the case, excitement overpowered sleep, and I awoke in alarm lest I had overslept the time.

1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 157 Our critical nightcaps, in which we have comfortably overslept many similar rumours and false alarms.

1933 Mod. Psychol. Nov. 254/2 You cannot rid yourself of the habit of shutting off the alarm clock at eight, and oversleeping that train.

2002 Washingon Times (Nexis) 2 Nov. e1 If I were to oversleep breakfast at the Black Bear Inn, I would head for a Red Hut Cafe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	oversleep
释义	oversleepn. Brit. /ˈəʊvəsliːp/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌslip/ Forms: see over- prefix and sleep n. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: over- prefix, sleep n.; oversleep v. Etymology: Originally < over- prefix + sleep n. Subsequently re-formed < oversleep v. rare. Excessive sleep; sleeping beyond the time at which one ought to wake up. ΚΠ OE tr. Medicina de Quadrupedibus (Vitell.) v. 248 Wið oferslæpe [?a1200 Harl. 6258B oferslæpe] haran brægen on wine geseald to drence, wundorlice hyt beteþ. 1903 W. J. Locke Where Love Is v. 43 Even the consolation of scolding him for oversleep and a spoiled breakfast was thus denied. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oversleepv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈslip/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle overslept; Forms: see over- prefix and sleep v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sleep v. Etymology: < over- prefix + sleep v. Compare Middle Dutch overslapen , Middle High German überslāfen . Compare earlier oversleep n. 1. a. intransitive. To sleep longer or later than one intended. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > later than usual > too late oversleepa1398 sleep1827 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 223^v Meue þe body lest he þat takeþ eleborus ouerslepe. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxvi. 308 His Man fayn'd feare to ouer-sleepe, and would not downe him laye. 1852 C. M. Sedgwick New Eng. Tale & Misc. (new ed.) xi. 145 Jane replied, that she had overslept. 1881 E. H. Hunt Children at Jerusalem 158 I will not let you over-sleep, be sure. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 7/1 I slept fitfully till seven, and then overslept. 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men iv. 93 Men are not supposed to oversleep and Dick Willie gets paid to see to it that they don't. 1994 C. Grant X-Files: Goblins xviii. 204 Webber had let him oversleep, and it was close to ten before he finally opened his eyes. b. transitive (reflexive) in same sense.Before the 20th cent., the reflexive use was more common than the intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (reflexive)] > specific oversleepa1450 couchc1550 sleep1565 compose oneself to sleep1709 a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) 2646 (MED) [Clarionas] hir tyme kept That she her self not ouer-slept. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xvii. 15) Although he never overslept himself, yet..after long forwerying, he lay as it were in a slomber. 1595 W. Warner Menaecmi iii. l. 54 Awake Menechmus awake, ye ouersleepe your selfe. 1666 Countess of Warwick Diary 19 Aug. in A. Walker Mem. Lady Warwick (1847) 77 I overslept myself in the morning, and was fain only in short to recommend myself to God for that day. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 54 They were weary and over-slept themselves. 1765 C. Johnstone Chrysal III. i. ii. 9 I thought I had overslept myself, I am so heavy! 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 218 Which sight I missed by over-sleeping myself. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xcvii. 512 He was irritated she should play him such a trick on a morning when he had over-slept himself. 2001 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 10 May e12 A reporter who had been detailed to report a morning sermon..overslept himself, and did not reach the church till the congregation was coming out. 2. transitive. To sleep beyond (a particular time); to miss (a train, etc.) by sleeping too long; to sleep through (something). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)] > sleep beyond (a specific time) oversleep1526 outsleepa1563 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. RRiii^v To be ware, that we ouerslepe nat our tyme. 1799 Hull Advertiser 3 Aug. 4/1 Flogging every slave..for having over-slept their time in the morning. 1839 M. Taylor Confessions of Thayg I. x. 227 As is often the case, excitement overpowered sleep, and I awoke in alarm lest I had overslept the time. 1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 157 Our critical nightcaps, in which we have comfortably overslept many similar rumours and false alarms. 1933 Mod. Psychol. Nov. 254/2 You cannot rid yourself of the habit of shutting off the alarm clock at eight, and oversleeping that train. 2002 Washingon Times (Nexis) 2 Nov. e1 If I were to oversleep breakfast at the Black Bear Inn, I would head for a Red Hut Cafe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.OEv.a1398
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