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View usage for: (doʊz) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dozes, present participle dozing, past tense, past participle dozedverbWhen you doze, you sleep lightly or for a short period, especially during the daytime. For a while she dozed fitfully. [VERB] Synonyms: nap, sleep, slumber, nod More Synonyms of doze Doze is also a noun. After lunch I had a doze. Phrasal verbs: See doze off More Synonyms of doze (dəʊz) verb (intransitive)1. to sleep lightly or intermittently 2. (often foll by off) to fall into a light sleep Derived forms dozer (ˈdozer) noun Word origin C17: probably from Old Norse dūs lull; related to Danish döse to drowse, Swedish dialect dusa slumber doze in American English 1 (doʊz) verb intransitiveWord forms: dozed or ˈdozing1. to sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep verb transitive2. to spend (time) in dozing usually with away Derived forms dozer (ˈdozer) noun Word origin prob. < Scand, as in Ice (& Swed dial.) dusa: for IE base, see dizzy doze in American English 2 (doʊz) verb transitiveWord forms: dozed or ˈdozing Informal bulldoze (sense 2) Derived forms dozer (ˈdozer) noun Examples of 'doze' in a sentencedoze I'll be dozing in the sun.Store valuables in the bottom of your sleeping bag when dozing.Get your other half to dig you in the ribs next time you doze off in front of the telly.Luckily, we found him dozing behind the sofa.Honey isn't happy to find the waste of space now dozing on their sofa.But cops quickly found him - dozing on his sofa after they followed his footprints.And nearly 50 per cent said they had woken up burned from a doze in the sun.We read, drank coffee and dozed in our sleeping bags.Aside from sleeping and dozing, the fire is my main focus.Does she go to her mum's because she chats while you doze in front of the telly?I wasted my morning dozing on the sofa instead of going off for my planned walk.I just collapsed on the sofa and dozed for a while.But we didn't make it; we dozed off in front of the fire.The Test had slipped from a restless doze into REM sleep. British English: doze / dəʊz/ VERB When you doze, you sleep lightly or for a short period, especially during the daytime. For a while she dozed fitfully. - American English: doze
- Arabic: يَنْعَسُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cochilar
- Chinese: 打瞌睡
- Croatian: drijemati
- Czech: dřímat
- Danish: blunde
- Dutch: sluimeren
- European Spanish: dormitar
- Finnish: torkkua
- French: sommeiller
- German: dösen
- Greek: λαγοκοιμάμαι
- Italian: sonnecchiare
- Japanese: うたた寝する
- Korean: 졸다
- Norwegian: døse
- Polish: zdrzemnąć się
- European Portuguese: dormitar
- Romanian: a ațipi
- Russian: дремать
- Latin American Spanish: dormitar
- Swedish: halvsova
- Thai: งีบหลับ
- Turkish: kestirmek
- Ukrainian: дрімати
- Vietnamese: ngủ gà ngủ gật
Chinese translation of 'doze' n (s) -
瞌睡 (kēshuì) to have a doze 打个(個)瞌睡 (dǎ gè kēshuì)
Definition to sleep lightly or for a short period For a while she dozed fitfully. Synonyms nod kip (British, slang) catnap sleep lightly zizz (British, informal) Definition a short sleep After lunch I had a doze. Synonyms kip (British, slang) little sleep catnap forty winks (informal) shuteye (slang) zizz (British, informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a short sleep or doze Synonyms doze, sleep, nap, kip (British, slang), snooze, siesta, forty winks (informal) Definition to be sleepy, dull, or sluggish She drowsed for a while. Synonyms sleep, drop off (informal), doze, nap, slumber, kip (British, slang), snooze (informal), nod off, get some shut-eye, zizz (British, informal), have or get forty winks, catch some zeds (informal), be sleepy, be drowsy Definition an afternoon nap, taken in hot countries Many cultures have a siesta during the hottest part of the day. Synonyms nap, rest, sleep, doze, kip (British, slang), snooze (informal), catnap, forty winks (informal), zizz (British, informal) |